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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/snūtijaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *snūtaz (snout) + *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsnuː.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*snūtijaną[1]

  1. to blow one's nose

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *snūtijan
    • Old English: snȳtan
      • Middle English: snyten, sniten
        • English: snite, snet
        • Yola: snite
    • Old Dutch: *snūten
    • Old High German: snūzen
  • Old Norse: snýta

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*snūtjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 360
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