Where does “sjnorrer” come from?

sjnorrer (Dutch) comes from Yiddish שנאָרער, from Yiddish שנאָרן, from German schnorren — to scrounge, sponge, cadge.

sjnorrer (Dutch): a schnorrer; a beggar or sponger

Definitions

  1. a schnorrer; a beggar or sponger

Ancestry of “sjnorrer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשנאָרערbeggar; moocher, parasite
2Yiddishשנאָרןto beg
3Germanschnorrento scrounge, sponge, cadge
Every word from German schnorren →Every word from Yiddish שנאָרן →Every word from Yiddish שנאָרער →