Where does “snarken” come from?

snarken (German Low German) comes from Old Saxon snarkan, from Proto-Germanic snarkijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

snarken (German Low German): to snore

Definitions

  1. to snore

Ancestry of “snarken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonsnarkan—
2Proto-Germanicsnarkijanąto draw together; contract; shrink; constrict
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →