Where does “schnüren” come from?
schnüren (German) comes from Middle High German snüeren, from Old High German snuoren, from Proto-Germanic snōrijaną, from Proto-Germanic snōrō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin , to sew.
schnüren (German): to lace
Ancestry of “schnüren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | snüeren | — |
| 2 | Old High German | snuoren | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | snōrijaną | to tie, to lace, to bind |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | snōrō | rope, cable |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)neh₁- | to spin , to sew |
Words derived from “schnüren”