Germanic etymology : List with all references

Proto-Germanic: *snēdl=; *snōdō; *snōrō, *snōriō(n), *snōrian- vb.; *snēr=

Meaning: net, basket, rope

IE etymology: IE etymology

Gothic: *snōrjō f. (n) `net, basket made with cords'

Old Norse: snǟlda f. `Spindel'; snȫri n. `Strick, Leine, Tauwerk'; snȫra wk. `schnüren, winden'

Norwegian: snor f.; snelda `Spindel, Zwirnrolle'; dial. snɔld `Spindelwirtel'; snöre

Old Swedish: snoɵ `Schnur'

Swedish: dial. snod `Schnur'; snor `Schnur, Band, Seil'; dial. snälla, snäld; dial. snɔld, snɔll `Spindelwirtel'; snöre

Danish: snor `Schnur, Band, Seil'; dial. snolde `Spindelwirtel'; snöre

Old English: snōd f. `Kopfbinde'; snēr f. `Saite einer Harfe'

Old Saxon: snāri `fidiculas', snārion `fidibus'; snōren, snoeren

Middle Dutch: snoer

Dutch: snoer n.

Middle Low German: snōr m., snōre f.; snȫren

Old High German: snuor (11.Jh.) `Schnur, Band, Seil'; snuoren

Middle High German: snuor st. f. 'Schnur, Band, Seil; Richtschur des Zimmermanns'

German: Schnur f.

Indo-European etymology :

Proto-IE: *snēy-

Meaning: to spin, to twist a thread

Old Indian: snāyati `to clothe, wrap around, envelop', snā́yu f.n. `sinew, ligament, tendon, vein'

Old Greek: néō, 3 sg. nē̂i̯, 3 pl. nō̂si, aor. énnē, va. eǘ-nnēto- `spinnen', nḗthō `id.', nē̂ma n. `Gespinst, Faden', nē̂si-s f. `das Spinnen', nē̂tro-n n. `Rocken'

Baltic: *snā̂- (*snā̂-ja-) (1) vb., *snā̂-t-iā̃ (1) f., *snā̂-n-iā̃ (1) f. || *nā̂-t-en-iā̃-, nā̂-t-n-iā̃ (2) f., nā̂-t-n-a- (2) c.

Germanic: *snē-dl=; *snō-d-ō f.; *snō-r-ō f., *snō-r-iō(n-) f., *snō-r-ia- vb.; *snē-r=

Latin: neō, nēre, nēvī, nētum `spinnen', nēmen, -inis n. `Gespinst', nētus, -ūs m. `id.'

Celtic: *sn(i)je-; *snāt- > OIr snāthe `Faden'; MIr snīid `spinnt, flickt; dreht sich, müht sich ab'; snīm `das Spinnen, Drehen'; Cymer nyddu `nere'; ysnoden `taeniola, fascia'; noden `Band', Corn nethe `nere'; snod `vitta', MBert nezaff `nere', Bret neudenn `Faden'

Russ. meaning: прясть, скручивать нить

References: WP II 694 f

Comments: Germ. *snōr-, *snēr- may by derived from *nerǝ- (*snerǝ-).

Baltic etymology :

Proto-Baltic: *snā̂- (*snā̂-ja-) (1) vb., *snā̂-t-iā̃ (1) f., *snā̂-n-iā̃ (1) f. || *nā̂-t-en-iā̃-, nā̂-t-n-iā̃ (2) f., nā̂-t-n-a- (2) c.

Meaning: spin

Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology

Lettish: *snãt (snàt²) (snāju) `locker zusammendrehen', snãte, snãne, snãtene, snãtne `leinene Decke, leinenes Tuch, usw.' || nâtene, nâtne 'Leinwand, Leinenzeug; leinene Weiberdecke', nâtns `Leinwand', als adj. 'leinen, zwirnen'

Pokorny's dictionary :

Number: 1802

Root: (s)nē- und (s)nēi-

English meaning: to sew together, to web, spin

German meaning: `Fäden zusammendrehen, mit dem Faden hantieren', daher `weben, spinnen' und `nähen'

General comments: (vielleicht aus dem Präs. snē-i̯ō; oder umgekehrt snē- aus snēi-?); vgl. die verwandten Wurzeln snep-, snēu-, sneu-, (s)ner-, auch nētr- `Natter'; s. auch 1. ned- S. 758 f.

Derivatives: snē-mn̥ `Gespinst', snē-ti-s `das Spinnen'; snō-to- `Faden'

Material: Ai. (unbel.) snāyati `umwindet, bekleidet', snā́yu, snāyu- f., n. `Band, Sehne' (dazu wohl nīví-, nīvī- `umgebundenes Tuch, Schurz');

gr. νῃ̃ `spinnt' (*σνήι̯ει; ἔννη `nebat', ἐύννητος `gut gesponnen' erweisen Anl. sn-), Fut. νήσω; νήθω `spinne', νη̃μα `Gespinst, Faden' (= lat. nēmen), νη̃σις `das Spinnen' (: ahd. nāt `Naht'), νη̃τρον `Rocken'; νώμενος, νω̃ντα Gramm. wohl aus *νη-όμενος, *νήοντα;

lat. neō, nēre (*snē-i̯ō) `spinnen', nēmen `Gespinst, Gewebe', nētus ds.;

mir. snīid `dreht; bindet, quält, müht sich ab'; cymr. nyddu `nēre', corn. nethe, mbret. nezaff ds. (*sn(i)i̯ō); mir. snīm m. `das Spinnen, Drehen; Kummer'; Abtönung snō- in air. snāth(e) `Faden', bret. neud ds.; (aber cymr. ysnoden `lace, band', corn. snod `vitta' aus engl. snood `Haarband'); air. snāthat `Nadel', cymr. nodwydd `acus, acicula', acorn. notuid, mbret. nadoez `Nadel';

ahd. nāu `nähe' (= lat. neō, gr. νῃ̃, ai. snāyati, doch ohne s-), nāt `Naht'; got. nēþla, aisl. nāl, ahd. nādala, ags. nǣdl f. `Nadel' (aisl. snǣlda `Handspindel', wohl umgestellt aus *snǣð[i]la); *snō- in agutn. snōþ, nschwed. snod(d) `Schnur', ags. snōd f. `Kopfbinde' (: air.s nāth, lett. snāte);

lett. snāju, snāt `locker zusammendrehen, spinnen', snāte, snāne, snãt(e)ne f. `leinene Decke';s-los: nâtns `leinen, zwirnen', nât(e)ne = snãt(e)ne; *nī- als Schwundstufe zu *nēi- (s. o. ai.nīví-) in lit. nýtis `Hevelte oder Weberkamm', lett. nīts `Teil des Webstuhls', aksl. *nitь `Faden, Strick', russ. nítь `Faden', skr. nȉti `Webertrumm'.

References: WP. II 694 f., WH. II 159 f., Trautmann 199, 272, Vasmer 2, 221.

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