Where does “fnoren” come from?

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

fnoren (Middle English): Alternative form of snoren; to snore loudly;...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of snoren; to snore loudly;...

Ancestry of “fnoren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishsnoreAlternative form of snoren; snorting
2Old Englishfnoraa sneeze; sneezing
3Proto-West Germanic*fnoʀōa sneeze
4Proto-Germanicfnuzô—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpnew-to pant, breathe

Words derived from “fnoren”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pnew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fnuzô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *fnoʀō →