Where does “šnur” come from?

šnur (Serbo-Croatian) 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.

šnur (Serbo-Croatian): bid for money

Definitions

  1. bid for money

Ancestry of “šnur”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European snusós →Every word from Proto-Germanic snuzō →Every word from Old High German snur →