Where does “zusammenschnüren” come from?

zusammenschnüren (German) comes from German schnüren, 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.

zusammenschnüren (German): to tie together (e.g. with string)

Definitions

  1. to tie together (e.g. with string)

Ancestry of “zusammenschnüren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschnürento lace
2Middle High Germansnüeren—
3Old High Germansnuoren—
4Proto-Germanicsnōrijanąto tie, to lace, to bind
5Proto-Germanicsnōrōrope, cable
6Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic snōrō →Every word from Proto-Germanic snōrijaną →