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 (thread), to sew.

schnüren (German): to lace

Definitions

  1. to lace

Ancestry of “schnüren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansnüeren—
2Old High Germansnuoren—
3Proto-Germanicsnōrijanąto tie, to lace, to bind
4Proto-Germanicsnōrōrope, cable
5Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew

Words derived from “schnüren”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic snōrō →Every word from Proto-Germanic snōrijaną →