Etymology Explorer › Old Swedish

Where does “snøre” come from?

snøre (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse snœri, from Proto-Germanic nēaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin , to sew.

Ancestry of “snøre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesnœri—
2Proto-Germanicnēanąto sew
3Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin , to sew

Words derived from “snøre”

  • nyöritys
  • nyörittää
  • nyöri
  • snöre
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