Where does “Schnorchel” come from?

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

Schnorchel (German): snorkel; submarine snorkel, snort

Definitions

  1. snorkel; submarine snorkel, snort

Ancestry of “Schnorchel”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Schnorchel”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *snarkōn →Every word from Old High German snarhōn →Every word from Middle High German snarchen →