Where does “snorkråka” come from?

snorkråka (Swedish) comes from Swedish kråka, from Old Norse kráka, from Proto-Germanic *krakǭ, from Proto-Germanic krakōną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

snorkråka (Swedish): a booger (piece of thick nasal mucus)

Definitions

  1. a booger (piece of thick nasal mucus)

Ancestry of “snorkråka”, step by step

snorkråka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kråka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkråkacrow, a bird; a piece of thick nasal mucus;...
2Old Norsekrákacrow
3Proto-Germanic*krakǭ—
4Proto-Germanickrakōnąto crack; crackle; shriek
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via Swedish snor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsnorsnot
2Old Swedishsnoor—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krakōną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *krakǭ →