Where does “шнур” come from?
шнур (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.
Ancestry of “шнур”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Schnur | cord, string; cable; daughter-in-law |
| 2 | Yiddish | שנור | daughter-in-law; rope, chain, line, thread, cord |
| 3 | Middle High German | snur | — |
| 4 | Old High German | snur | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | snuzō | daughter-in-law |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | snusós | daughter-in-law |