Where does “snarkning” come from?

snarkning (Swedish) comes from Swedish snarka, from Old Norse snarka, from Proto-Germanic snarkōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)nerg- — to sound, murmur, growl.

snarkning (Swedish): snoring

Definitions

  1. snoring

Ancestry of “snarkning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsnarkato snore; making noises while asleep
2Old Norsesnarka—
3Proto-Germanicsnarkōnąto snore, snort
4Proto-Indo-European(s)nerg-to sound, murmur, growl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)nerg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic snarkōną →Every word from Old Norse snarka →