schnäuzen

German (Berlin)

[ˈʃnɔɪ̯t͡sən]

verb-weak

Definitions

to blow one's nose (to expel mucus from nose)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German sniuzen inherited from Old High German snūzen inherited from Proto-Germanic *snūtijaną (blow the nose).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*snūtijaną

Gloss

blow the nose

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*snūtijaną Proto-Germanic
snȳtan Old English
snýta Old Norse
snyde Danish
snydepels Danish
snyder Danish
snūzen Old High German
sniuzen Middle High German
schnäizen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
*snūtijan gmw-pro
*snūten Old Dutch