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
Ancestry of “snarken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Saxon | snarkan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | snarkijaną | to draw together; contract; shrink; constrict |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 6 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |