fnæsa
Icelandic
[ˈfnaiːsa]
verb-weak
Definitions
- (intransitive) to snort, to blow out
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse fnœsa (sneeze, snort) inherited from Proto-Germanic *fnōsijaną (puff, snort) 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
- sneeze English
- sneezeguard English
- sneezeless English
- sneezer English
- sneezeweed English
- sneezewood English
- sneezewort English
- sneezy English
- pneumaticus Latin
- πνέω Ancient Greek
- *(s)knus- Proto-Indo-European
- *pnew- Proto-Indo-European
- *fneusaną Proto-Germanic
- *fnuzô Proto-Germanic
- *fnōsijaną Proto-Germanic
- *hneusaną Proto-Germanic
- fnēosan Old English
- fnesen Middle English
- snesen Middle English
- fnœsa Old Norse
- *pnewa Proto-Albanian