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

a sneeze
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, *fnyrettan
    - Middle English: fnorten, fnerten, fnirten
      - 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