Where does “Schnarchralle” come from?

Schnarchralle (German) comes from German schnarchen, from Middle High German snarchen, from Old High German snarhōn, from Proto-Germanic *snarkōn.

Schnarchralle (German): snoring rail

Definitions

  1. snoring rail

Ancestry of “Schnarchralle”, step by step

Schnarchralle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German schnarchen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschnarchento snore
2Middle High Germansnarchen—
3Old High Germansnarhōn—
4Proto-Germanic*snarkōn—

via German Ralle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRallerail, crake
Every word from Proto-Germanic *snarkōn →Every word from Old High German snarhōn →Every word from Middle High German snarchen →