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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”

  • snorkel
  • snorkeler
  • snorkeller
  • snorkel
  • snorkelen
  • шноркл
  • šnorkl
Every word from Proto-Germanic *snarkōn →