Where does “שנאָז” come from?

שנאָז (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish נאָז, from Old High German nasa, from Proto-West Germanic *nasu, from Proto-Germanic nasō, from Proto-Indo-European nasō, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- — nose, nostril.

שנאָז (Yiddish): nose, schnozz

Definitions

nose, schnozz

Ancestry of “שנאָז”, step by step

שנאָז traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish נאָז

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Yiddish	נאָז	nose; toe of a shoe
2	Old High German	nasa	nose
3	Proto-West Germanic	*nasu	nose
4	Proto-Germanic	nasō	nose
5	Proto-Indo-European	nasō	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	néh₂s-	nose, nostril

via Yiddish שנויץ

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Yiddish	שנויץ	snout
2	German	Schnauze	snout; muzzle; shut up!
3	Middle Low German	snûte	—
4	Old Dutch	snūt	—
5	Proto-Germanic	snūtaz	snout

Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nasō →Every word from Proto-Germanic nasō →