2006-10-12 22:28:43 · 6 answers · asked by Ronnie L 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Don't you hate it when some smart **** knows the answer?
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Snout, Snort, Sniff, Snuff, Sniffle, Snuffle, Snore, Snitch, Sneeze, Snot...
What do all of these words have in common? Apart from beginning with sn-, they are all connected with the nose. It seems that all Indo-European languages share this property, so it makes sense to assume that there was an ancient Indo-European root *sna "nose". Even in Tibet sNa means nose. The word nose itself, along with its nasal relatives, may be part of this same complex, the n and s having changed places by a process which linguists call metathesis
2006-10-12 22:40:11 · answer #1 · answered by Michael E 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
snot a phrase its a word
2006-10-13 05:40:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It comes from the Middle English word "gesnot" meaning phlegm.
But I've always been fascinated by the fact that the Anglo-Saxon name for Nottingham was....Snottingham!
2006-10-13 07:05:15 · answer #3 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not entirely sure, but Nottingham used to be called Snottingham!
2006-10-13 05:36:39 · answer #4 · answered by purpletia2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it runs off your finger, a booger it's not.
2006-10-13 05:39:02 · answer #5 · answered by thrag 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wish this was a great question, but 's not.
2006-10-13 05:31:30 · answer #6 · answered by shirleykins 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋