Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗To raise a corner of the upper lip slightly, especially in scorn. · To utter with a grimace or contemptuous expression; to say sneeringly.
A facial expression where one slightly raises one corner of the upper lip, generally indicating scorn. · A display of contempt; scorn.
From Middle English sneren (“to mock, scoff at”), from Old English fnǣran (“to snort”), from Proto-West Germanic *fnāʀijan, from Proto-Germanic *fnesaną (“to pant, gasp”). Akin to North Frisian sneere (“to scorn”), Middle High German snerren (“to chatter; gossip”), Danish snerre (“to growl, snarl”).
Relationships mentioned by the source
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- Inherited-form mentionsnerenenm · to mock, scoff at
- Inherited-form mentionfnǣranang · to snort
- Inherited-form mention*fnāʀijangmw-pro
- Derivation mention*fnesanągem-pro · to pant, gasp
- Cognate mentionsneerefrr · to scorn
- Cognate mentionsnerrengmh · to chatter; gossip
- Cognate mentionsnerreda · to growl, snarl
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