snowte

Middle English

/ˈsnuːt(ə)/

noun

Definitions

An animal's snout or trunk long, projecting nose and mouth.
(derogatory) The nose of a person; the flesh surrounding the nasal cavity.
The facial features or appearance of a person; how one's face looks.
(figuratively) The temperament or behaviour of a person.
The point of something sharp e.g. a needle or a seafaring vessel of war

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Dutch snute borrowed from Middle Low German snute derived from Proto-Germanic *snūtaz.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*snūtaz

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

snoot English
snout English
snoutbean English
snoutish English
snoutless English
snoutlike English
snouty English
starsnout English
snute Norwegian Bokmål
*snūtaz Proto-Germanic
snute Norwegian Nynorsk
snute Middle Dutch
*snūt Old Dutch
snute Middle Low German
snoot Scots