Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/snabulaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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

Etymology

From *snabjaz +‎ *-ulaz (diminutive suffix), which Pfeifer implicitly considers to be from a series of onomatopoeic words restricted to Germanic. Probably from the same ultimate source as *snūtaz (“snout”). Compare also Lithuanian snãpas (“snout”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsnɑ.βu.lɑz/

Noun

*snabulaz m

snout; muzzle
mouth

Inflection

Declension of *snabulaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*snabulaz	snabulōz, snabulōs
vocative	*snabul	snabulōz, snabulōs
accusative	*snabulą	*snabulanz
genitive	snabulas, snabulis	*snabulǫ̂
dative	*snabulai	*snabulamaz
instrumental	*snabulō	*snabulamiz

Related terms

*nabją

Descendants

Old Frisian: snavel, snawel, snaul
- Saterland Frisian: Snoabel
- West Frisian: snabel, snaffel
Old Saxon: *snabul, *snavul
- Middle Low German: snābel, snāvel, snēvel
  - German Low German: Snabel
  - Plautdietsch: Schnowel
Old Dutch: *snavul
- Middle Dutch: snavel
  - Dutch: snavel
Old High German: snabul
- Middle High German: snabel
  - German: Schnabel
    - → Norwegian: snabel
    - → Swedish: snabel
    - → Danish: snabel
  - Hunsrik: Schnawel, Schnauel
  - Luxembourgish: Schniewel
  - Yiddish: שנאָבל (shnobl)

References

^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Schnabel”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “snavel”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

[1] Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Schnabel”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN

[2] van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “snavel”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute