An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/schnauben

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

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2633085An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — schnaubenJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

schnauben, verb, ‘to snort,’ from Middle High German (Middle German) snûben, ‘to snore’; compare Dutch snuiven, ‘to snort.’ From the corresponding Dutch snûven is usually derived Modern High German schnaufeu, which, however, may come from Middle High German snûfen, ‘to snuff.’ The Teutonic root is snupp, snū̆f, snū̆b. Compare Schnupfen.