snore
English
/snɔː/, /snɔɹ/, /sno(ː)ɹ/, /snoə/
verb
Definitions
- To breathe during sleep with harsh, snorting noises caused by vibration of the soft palate.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English snoren, snore derived from Old English fnora (sneezing, snort) derived from Proto-Germanic *fnuzô derived from Proto-Indo-European *pnew- (breathe, pant, snort, sneeze, gasp).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*pnew-
Gloss
breathe, pant, snort, sneeze, gasp
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antisnore English
- outsnore English
- snorasaurus English
- snore-fest English
- snorelike English
- snorer English
- snorest English
- snoreth English
- snoreworthy English
- snory English
- pneumaticus Latin
- snorfiets Dutch, Flemish
- snorren Dutch, Flemish
- πνέω Ancient Greek
- *(s)knus- Proto-Indo-European
- *pnew- Proto-Indo-European
- *fneusaną Proto-Germanic
- *fnuzô Proto-Germanic
- *fnōsijaną Proto-Germanic
- *hneusaną Proto-Germanic
- *snarkjaną Proto-Germanic
- fnora Old English
- fnēosan Old English
- snarcan Old English
- fnesen Middle English
- fnesy Middle English
- snore Middle English
- snoren Middle English
- snorten Middle English
- snorren Low German
- snurken Low German
- snurren Low German
- *pnewa Proto-Albanian