Where does “snotorwyrde” come from?

snotorwyrde (Old English) comes from Old English snotor, from Proto-Germanic snutraz, from Proto-Indo-European snew- — to flow, run; moisture; to be fleet; flow; run;...

snotorwyrde (Old English): prudent in speech

Definitions

  1. prudent in speech

Ancestry of “snotorwyrde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsnotorwise, clever, prudent, intelligent, discerning,...
2Proto-Germanicsnutrazwise; clever
3Proto-Indo-Europeansnew-to flow, run; moisture; to be fleet; flow; run;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European snew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic snutraz →Every word from Old English snotor →
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