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English word origin

Etymology of snite

From Middle English snyte, from Old English snite.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

A snipe.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Middle English snyte, from Old English snite.

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  • Inherited-form mentionsnyteenm
  • Inherited-form mentionsniteang
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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
verb

to blow (one's nose) · to snuff (a candle)

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Middle English snyten, from Old English snȳtan (“to clear or blow the nose”), from Proto-Germanic *snūtijaną (“to blow the nose”). Cognate with Old Norse snýta (“to blow the nose”), whence Danish snyde and Swedish snyta sig, and with German sich schneuzen. Related to snout and snot.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

  • Inherited-form mentionsnytenenm
  • Inherited-form mentionsnȳtanang · to clear or blow the nose
  • Inherited-form mention*snūtijanągem-pro · to blow the nose
  • Cognate mentionsnýtanon · to blow the nose
  • Cognate mentionsnydeda
  • Cognate mentionsnytasv
  • Cognate mentionschneuzende
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