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 (thread), to sew.

snöre (Swedish): thin cord or string

Definitions

  1. thin cord or string

Ancestry of “snöre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishsnøre—
2Old Norsesnœri—
3Proto-Germanicnēanąto sew
4Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew

Words derived from “snöre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēaną →Every word from Old Norse snœri →
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