Where does “snough” come from?
snough (English) comes from English sneeze, from Middle English snesen, from Middle English fnesen, from Old English fnēosan, from Proto-West Germanic fneusan, from Proto-Germanic fneusaną, from Proto-Indo-European pnew- — to pant, breathe.
snough (English): A simultaneous sneeze and cough
Definitions
- A simultaneous sneeze and cough
Ancestry of “snough”, step by step
snough traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sneeze
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sneeze | To expel air as a reflex induced by an irritation... |
| 2 | Middle English | snesen | To sneeze |
| 3 | Middle English | fnesen | Alternative form of snesen; to sneeze |
| 4 | Old English | fnēosan | to snort, sneeze; to sneeze |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | fneusan | to sneeze |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fneusaną | to sneeze |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pnew- | to pant, breathe |