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Where does “fnuzô” come from?

fnuzô (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European pnew- — to pant, breathe.

Ancestry of “fnuzô”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpnew-to pant, breathe

Words derived from “fnuzô”

  • snore
  • snorer
  • snorest
  • outsnore
  • antisnore
  • snore-fest
  • snoreth
  • snorasaurus
  • fnore
  • fnoren
  • snore
  • snoren
  • fnora
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pnew- →