An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Schnuppe

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2695859An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — SchnuppeJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

​ Schnuppe, feminine, ‘candle-snuff,’ Modern High German only, formed from Low German snuppe, literally das Schneuzen, ‘blowing one's nose,’ schneuzen being also used of ‘snuffing a candle’; compare Dutch snuiten, ‘to blow one's nose, snuff a candle,’ English snuff.

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