Where does “rennesnare” come from?
rennesnare (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål renne, from Old Norse renna, from Proto-Germanic rannijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
rennesnare (Norwegian Bokmål): noose
Definitions
- noose
Ancestry of “rennesnare”, step by step
rennesnare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål renne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | renne | to flow; to run |
| 2 | Old Norse | renna | Alternative form of rinna; to cause to flow; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | rannijaną | to cause to run; to cause to flow |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Norwegian Bokmål snare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | snare | a snare; a trap; to catch in a snare |
| 2 | Old Norse | snara | a snare |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | snarhǭ | loop; sling; noose |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)nerk- | to turn; wind; lace; shrink; shrivel |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ner- | to wrap; wind; lace; shrink; shrivel; turn, bend,... |