Where does “snoren” come from?
snoren (Middle English) comes from Middle English fnoren, 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.
snoren (Middle English): to snore
Ancestry of “snoren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | fnoren | Alternative form of snoren; to snore loudly;... |
| 2 | Middle English | snore | Alternative form of snoren; snorting |
| 3 | Old English | fnora | a sneeze; sneezing |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *fnoʀō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fnuzô | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pnew- | to pant, breathe |
Words derived from “snoren”