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