Where does “snöre” come from?
snöre (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish snøre, from Old Norse snœri, from Proto-Germanic nēaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin , to sew.
snöre (Swedish): thin cord or string
Ancestry of “snöre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | snøre | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | snœri | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | nēaną | to sew |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)neh₁- | to spin , to sew |
Words derived from “snöre”