Where does “șnur” come from?

șnur (Romanian) comes from German Schnur, from Yiddish שנור, from Middle High German snur, from Old High German snur, from Proto-Germanic snuzō, from Proto-Indo-European snusós — daughter-in-law.

șnur (Romanian): cord, string, twine

Definitions

  1. cord, string, twine

Ancestry of “șnur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchnurcord, string; cable; daughter-in-law
2Yiddishשנורdaughter-in-law; rope, chain, line, thread, cord
3Middle High Germansnur—
4Old High Germansnur—
5Proto-Germanicsnuzōdaughter-in-law
6Proto-Indo-Europeansnusósdaughter-in-law

Words derived from “șnur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European snusós →