Where does “Schnur” come from?

Schnur (German) comes from Yiddish שנור, from Middle High German snur, from Old High German snur, from Proto-Germanic snuzō, from Proto-Indo-European snusós — daughter-in-law.

Schnur (German): cord, string; cable; daughter-in-law

Definitions

  1. cord, string; cable; daughter-in-law

Ancestry of “Schnur”, step by step

Schnur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish שנור

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשנורdaughter-in-law; rope, chain, line, thread, cord
2Middle High Germansnur—
3Old High Germansnur—
4Proto-Germanicsnuzōdaughter-in-law
5Proto-Indo-Europeansnusósdaughter-in-law

via Middle High German snuor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansnuor—
2Old High Germansnuor—
3Proto-Germanicsnōrōrope, cable
4Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew

Words derived from “Schnur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European snusós →