Where does “nyöri” come from?

nyöri (Finnish) comes from Swedish snöre, from Old Swedish snøre, from Old Norse snœri, from Proto-Germanic nēaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.

nyöri (Finnish): braid, cord, string

Definitions

  1. braid, cord, string

Ancestry of “nyöri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsnörethin cord or string
2Old Swedishsnøre—
3Old Norsesnœri—
4Proto-Germanicnēanąto sew
5Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew

Words derived from “nyöri”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēaną →Every word from Old Norse snœri →