Where does “fnorten” come from?
fnorten (Middle English) comes from Old English *fnorettan, from Old English fnora, from Proto-West Germanic *fnoʀō, from Proto-Germanic fnuzô, from Proto-Indo-European pnew- — to pant, breathe.
fnorten (Middle English): to snore, snort
Definitions
- to snore, snort
Ancestry of “fnorten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | *fnorettan | to snort |
| 2 | Old English | fnora | a sneeze; sneezing |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *fnoʀō | a sneeze |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fnuzô | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pnew- | to pant, breathe |