Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/snarhǭ

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)nerk-, from *(s)ner- (“to wrap; wind; lace; shrink; shrivel”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsnɑr.xɔ̃ː/

Noun

*snarhǭ f

loop; sling; noose

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *snarhǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*snarhǭ	*snarhōniz
vocative	*snarhǭ	*snarhōniz
accusative	*snarhōnų	*snarhōnunz
genitive	*snarhōniz	*snarhōnǫ̂
dative	*snarhōni	*snarhōmaz
instrumental	*snarhōnē	*snarhōmiz

Derived terms

*snarhijǭ

Related terms

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *snarhā
- Old English: sneare; snearu
  - Middle English: snare, snaare, snarr, snarre
    - English: snare
    - Scots: snare
- Old Frisian: *snare
  - Saterland Frisian: Snoare
  - West Frisian: snaar
- Old Saxon: *snarha, *snara; (snari, *sneri < (*snarhijǭ))
  - Middle Low German: snar, snare; (snere)
    - German Low German: Snaar
    - → Polabian: snör
- Old Dutch: snara
  - Middle Dutch: snare, snaer
    - Dutch: snaar
      - Afrikaans: snaar
      - → Caribbean Javanese: senar
      - → Indonesian: senar
- Old High German: snarha, snaraha, snarahha, snaracha
  - Middle High German: snare
    - German: Schnarre
Old Norse: snara
- Icelandic: snara
- Faroese: snara
- Norwegian: snare
- Old Swedish: snara, snæra
  - Swedish: snara
- Old Danish: snaræ
  - Danish: snare