Where does “schnurren” come from?

schnurren (German) comes from Low German snurren, from Proto-Germanic snarkjaną.

schnurren (German): to purr; to produce a "healthy" sound

Definitions

  1. to purr; to produce a "healthy" sound

Ancestry of “schnurren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germansnurrento snore; to drone
2Proto-Germanicsnarkjaną—

Words derived from “schnurren”

Every word from Proto-Germanic snarkjaną →Every word from Low German snurren →
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