Where does “shnur” come from?

shnur (Uzbek) comes from Russian шнур, 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.

shnur (Uzbek): electrical cable

Definitions

  1. electrical cable

Ancestry of “shnur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianшнурcord; line
2GermanSchnurcord, string; cable; daughter-in-law
3Yiddishשנורdaughter-in-law; rope, chain, line, thread, cord
4Middle High Germansnur—
5Old High Germansnur—
6Proto-Germanicsnuzōdaughter-in-law
7Proto-Indo-Europeansnusósdaughter-in-law
Every word from Proto-Indo-European snusós →Every word from Proto-Germanic snuzō →Every word from Old High German snur →
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