Where does “snarkan” come from?
snarkan (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic snarkijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
Ancestry of “snarkan”, step by step
snarkan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Germanic snarkijaną
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | snarkijaną | to draw together; contract; shrink; constrict |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 5 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Proto-Germanic snarkōną
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | snarkōną | to snore, snort |