English
Snarr
Snarr comes from Old Norse snarr ‘keen, fast’, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *snarhaz ‘hard-twisted (of a rope)’.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*snarhaz‘hard-twisted (of a rope)’reconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350snarr‘keen, fast’
- EnglishtodaySnarr
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*snarhaz‘hard-twisted (of a rope)’reconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350snarr‘keen, fast’
- EnglishtodaySnarr
Every English word from Proto-Germanic *snarhaz
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *snarhaz / Snarr