Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/snuttuz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Alternative forms

*snuttaz

Etymology

From earlier *snuþnúz, probably from Proto-Indo-European *snāw-, *snew- (“to flow, run; moisture”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsnut.tuz/

Noun

*snuttuz m

Nasal mucus; snot

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *snuttuz (u-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*snuttuz	*snuttiwiz
vocative	*snuttu	*snuttiwiz
accusative	*snuttų	*snuttunz
genitive	*snuttauz	*snuttiwǫ̂
dative	*snuttiwi	*snuttumaz
instrumental	*snuttū	*snuttumiz

Derived terms

*gasnuttą

Related terms

*snūtijaną
*snuþarōną

Descendants

Old English: *snott; ġesnott, ġesnot
- Middle English: snotte, snot
  - Scots: snot; (snotter, snoter)
  - English: snot; (snotter)
Old Frisian: snotta
- North Frisian: snot
- Saterland Frisian: Snotte
- West Frisian: snotte
Old Saxon: *snotto; *snotta
- Middle Low German: snotte; (snotter)
  - German Low German: Snött
  - → Danish: snot
  - → Norwegian: snott
Old Dutch: *snotto
- Middle Dutch: snotte
  - Dutch: snot
Old High German: *snuz; snuzza
- Middle High German: snuz
  - German: Schnutz, Schnütz, Schnütt (dialectal); (Schnuter (dialectal))