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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/snarkōn

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Uncertain; possibly metathesized from Proto-Indo-European *srengʰ-, cognate with Lithuanian snarglýs (“snot”), Old Irish srennaid (“to snore”), Ancient Greek ῥέγκω (rhénkō, “to snore”), Sanskrit शृङ्खाणिका (śṛṅkhāṇikā, “snot”).

Verb

*snarkōn

  1. to snore, snort

Inflection
Class 2 weak
Infinitive *snarkōn
1st sg. past *snarkōdā
Infinitive *snarkōn
Genitive infin. *snarkōnijas
Dative infin. *snarkōnijē
Instrum. infin. *snarkōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *snarkō *snarkōdā
2nd singular *snarkōs *snarkōdēs, *snarkōdōs
3rd singular *snarkōþ *snarkōdē, *snarkōdā
1st plural *snarkōm *snarkōdum
2nd plural *snarkōþ *snarkōdud
3rd plural *snarkōnþ *snarkōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *snarkō *snarkōdī
2nd singular *snarkōs *snarkōdī
3rd singular *snarkō *snarkōdī
1st plural *snarkōm *snarkōdīm
2nd plural *snarkōþ *snarkōdīd
3rd plural *snarkōn *snarkōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *snarkō
Plural *snarkōþ
Present Past
Participle *snarkōndī *snarkōd

Descendants
  • Old English: snarcan, *snearcian
  • Old Frisian: *snarkja
    • North Frisian: snarke
  • Old Saxon: *snarkōn
    • Middle Low German: snarken
      • German Low German:
        Low Prussian: schnarken
        Westphalian:
        Sauerländisch: schnarken (Drolshagen, Kirchhundem, Olpe), schnareken (Selbecke)
      • → Danish: snarke
      • → Norwegian: snarka, snarke
      • → Old Swedish: snarka
  • Old High German: snarhōn
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