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Where does “snur” come from?

snur (Middle High German) comes from Old High German snur, from Proto-Germanic snuzō, from Proto-Indo-European snusós — daughter-in-law.

Ancestry of “snur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansnur—
2Proto-Germanicsnuzōdaughter-in-law
3Proto-Indo-Europeansnusósdaughter-in-law

Words derived from “snur”

  • שנור
  • שנירל
Every word from Proto-Indo-European snusós →