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Where does “-snō” come from?

-snō (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European -sneh₂ — Used to form nouns denoting an object.

-snō (Proto-Germanic): Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument

Definitions

  1. Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument

Ancestry of “-snō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European-sneh₂Used to form nouns denoting an object

Words derived from “-snō”

  • dross
  • drossy
  • drossless
  • drossiness
  • undrossy
  • alisna
  • alêne
  • alêné
  • aleno
  • dros
  • drosse
  • lybesn
  • -sn
  • drōsne
  • drōs
  • drōsna
  • 𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌿𐍃𐌽𐌰
  • -𐍃𐌽𐌰
  • 𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍃𐌽𐌰
  • alesne
  • drōhsnō
  • druhsnō
  • drōhsnǭ
  • lubisnō
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