Where does “fnyse” come from?

fnyse (Danish) comes from Old Norse fnýsa, from Proto-Germanic fneusaną, from Proto-Indo-European pnew- — to pant, breathe.

fnyse (Danish): to snort

Definitions

  1. to snort

Ancestry of “fnyse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefnýsa—
2Proto-Germanicfneusanąto sneeze
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpnew-to pant, breathe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pnew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fneusaną →Every word from Old Norse fnýsa →