Where does “Schnouer” come from?

Schnouer (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German snuor, from Proto-Germanic snōrō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.

Schnouer (Luxembourgish): twine, cord

Definitions

  1. twine, cord

Ancestry of “Schnouer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansnuor—
2Proto-Germanicsnōrōrope, cable
3Proto-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 Old High German snuor →