Where does “shnor” come from?

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

shnor (English): To beg or wheedle

Definitions

  1. To beg or wheedle

Ancestry of “shnor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשנאָרןto beg
2Germanschnorrento scrounge, sponge, cadge

Words derived from “shnor”

Every word from German schnorren →Every word from Yiddish שנאָרן →