Where does “snore” come from?
Snore comes from Middle English snoren, from Old English fnora, from Proto-Indo-European pnew-, a root expressing nasal breathing sounds.
snore (English): To breathe during sleep with harsh, snorting...
Definitions
- To breathe during sleep with harsh, snorting...
Ancestry of “snore”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | snoren | to snore |
| 2 | Middle English | fnoren | Alternative form of snoren; to snore loudly;... |
| 3 | Middle English | snore | Alternative form of snoren; snorting |
| 4 | Old English | fnora | a sneeze; sneezing |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *fnoʀō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fnuzô | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pnew- | to pant, breathe |
Words derived from “snore”