Where does “schnorrer” come from?

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

schnorrer (English): beggar; sponger

Definitions

  1. beggar; sponger

Ancestry of “schnorrer”, step by step

schnorrer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish שנאָרער

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשנאָרערbeggar; moocher, parasite
2Yiddishשנאָרןto beg
3Germanschnorrento scrounge, sponge, cadge

via German Schnorrer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchnorrerfreeloader
Every word from German schnorren →Every word from Yiddish שנאָרן →Every word from Yiddish שנאָרער →