Where does “fnore” come from?

fnore (Middle English) comes from Old English fnora, from Proto-West Germanic *fnoʀō, from Proto-Germanic fnuzô, from Proto-Indo-European pnew- — to pant, breathe.

fnore (Middle English): Alternative form of snore; snore; snort

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of snore; snore; snort

Ancestry of “fnore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfnoraa sneeze; sneezing
2Proto-West Germanic*fnoʀōa sneeze
3Proto-Germanicfnuzô—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpnew-to pant, breathe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pnew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fnuzô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *fnoʀō →
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