שנויפֿן

'to pant, gasp for air'

ETYMOLOGY

Late MHG snûfen. DW¹ suggests it was borrowed from Low German snûven. (The High German cognate was MHG snûben, NHG schnauben.) Became popular in 16th c. High German.

WESTERN

Alsace (France)

šnɔ̞ufə {ALSACE, 47075 Mulhouse, 022-030}

Oyberland (West Transcarpathian)

šnauft (3rd p. sg.) {WTCP, SOUTH-CENTRAL HUNGARY, Garvin 1965: 101}