snuiten
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈsnœy̯.tə(n)/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) to blow one's nose
- (transitive) to trim a candle's wick
- (transitive) to swindle, cheat out of money
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch snuten inherited from Old Dutch *snūten inherited from Proto-Germanic *snūtijaną (blow the nose).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*snūtijaną
Gloss
blow the nose