Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/fnoʀō

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fruzô, from Proto-Germanic *fneusaną.

Noun

*fnoʀō m

1. a sneeze
2. sneezing

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*fnoʀō
Genitive	*fnuʀini, *fnoʀan
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*fnoʀō	*fnoʀan
Accusative	*fnoʀan	*fnoʀan
Genitive	*fnuʀini, *fnoʀan	*fnoʀanō
Dative	*fnuʀini, *fnoʀan	*fnoʀum
Instrumental	*fnuʀini, *fnoʀan	*fnoʀum

Alternative reconstructions

• *fnuʀō

Derived terms

• *fnoʀōn, *fnuʀōn
  • Old English: *fnorian
    • Middle English: fnoren, snoren
      • English: snore
      • Scots: snore, snor, snorr, snurr, snoare
    • ⇒ Old English: *fnorettan
      • Middle English: fnorten
        • >? Middle English: snorten
          • English: snort
          • Scots: snort
  • Old Frisian: *snuria, *snoria
    • Saterland Frisian: snurje
    • West Frisian: snuorje, snoarje
  • ⇒ Proto-West Germanic: *fnoʀukōn
• *fnuʀarōn, *fnuʀrōn
  • Old Saxon: *fnurrōn
    • Middle Low German: snurren, snorren
      • German Low German: snurren
  • Old Dutch: *fnurron
    • Middle Dutch: snorren
      • Dutch: snorren
        • → West Frisian: snoarre
  • Old High German: *fnurrōn
    • Middle High German: pfnurren, phnurren
      • >? Middle High German: snurren
        • German: schnurren

Related terms

• *fneusan

Descendants

• Old English: fnora
  • Middle English: snore, *fnore
    • English: snore
    • Scots: snore