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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

Definitions

  1. a sneeze; sneezing

Ancestry of “fnora”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*fnoʀō—
2Proto-Germanicfnuzô—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpnew-to pant, breathe

Words derived from “fnora”

  • snore
  • snorer
  • snorest
  • outsnore
  • antisnore
  • snore-fest
  • snoreth
  • snorasaurus
  • fnore
  • fnoren
  • snore
  • snoren
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pnew- →