Where does “snorten” come from?

snorten (Middle English) comes from Middle English fnorten, 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.

snorten (Middle English): to snore, snort

Definitions

  1. to snore, snort

Ancestry of “snorten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishfnortento snore, snort
2Old English*fnorettanto snort
3Old Englishfnoraa sneeze; sneezing
4Proto-West Germanic*fnoʀōa sneeze
5Proto-Germanicfnuzô—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpnew-to pant, breathe

Words derived from “snorten”

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