Where does “snore” come from?

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

snore (Middle English): Alternative form of snoren; snorting

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of snoren; snorting

Ancestry of “snore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfnoraa sneeze; sneezing
2Proto-West Germanic*fnoʀōa sneeze
3Proto-Germanicfnuzô—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpnew-to pant, breathe

Words derived from “snore”

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