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Where does “snuoren” come from?

snuoren (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic snōrijaną, from Proto-Germanic snōrō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin , to sew.

Ancestry of “snuoren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsnōrijanąto tie, to lace, to bind
2Proto-Germanicsnōrōrope, cable
3Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin , to sew

Words derived from “snuoren”

  • schnüren
  • šnirati
  • шнирати
  • snüeren
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