{"id":2421,"date":"2022-12-17T13:57:42","date_gmt":"2022-12-17T13:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=2421"},"modified":"2022-12-17T15:19:21","modified_gmt":"2022-12-17T15:19:21","slug":"adventures-in-etymology-snort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=2421","title":{"rendered":"Adventures in Etymology &#8211; Snort"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology &amp;#8211; Snort\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-12-17T13:57:42+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this Adventure we are snuffling around the origins of the word snort.\n\n\n\nSnort [sn\u0254\u0279t] means:\n\n \tThe sound made by exhaling or inhaling roughly through the nose.\n \tto exhale roughly through the nose; to make a snort\n \tto inhale snuff or another sn...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/snort.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_584\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2421-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/snort.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/snort.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/snort.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/snort.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=2421-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/snort.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"snort.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In this Adventure we are snuffling around the origins of the word <strong>snort<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/seaotter\/50671442643\/in\/photolist-2kcEowP-Qq5PVz-67oyUz-PVno72-8aLknt-2hZEoNn-24M6c9Q-McH9vX-8Dm8yB-2gbKeeM-2knXi8x-g3dEb-aqoA6W-DP6HYn-2nxt9T5-DXmbgR-21VDbH-9HA4-9MRK41-544dYE-otR63P-u97n1u-8aLknB-pHanFs-mHKhDK-sVbpWV-22ZNBCw-8phS9i-7vEFvM-DV2rEY-96fsBt-9BJ1HR-GYsbzT-2jGqw7W-5CVPwX-DXmbMv-2jGu2An-DV2rUA-2jGu2Jd-21L6eWL-59uzea-6VvXb3-8sdr5T-ai7pAx-pShr6-5DqpEW-2iVNFT-RFZYL9-8rhsE2-NZXik\" title=\"harbor seal thrusting head back and snorting\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50671442643_407ff830d7_z.jpg\" alt=\"harbor seal thrusting head back and snorting\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\"><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Snort<\/strong> [sn\u0254\u0279t] means:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The sound made by exhaling or inhaling roughly through the nose.<\/li>\n<li>to exhale roughly through the nose; to make a snort<\/li>\n<li>to inhale snuff or another snortable substance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It comes from the Middle English <strong>snorten<\/strong> (to snore, breathe heavily, snort), from <strong>fnorten\/fn\u014dren<\/strong> (to snore loudly, to snort in one\u2019s sleep, (of a horse) to snort), from the Old English <em>fnora<\/em> (a sneeze, sneezing), from the Proto-Germanic <em>*fnuz\u00f4<\/em>, from the Proto-Indo-European <em>*pnew-<\/em> (to breathe, snort, sneeze) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/snort\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Words derived from <strong>snort<\/strong> include <strong>chortle<\/strong> (a joyful, somewhat muffled laugh, rather like a snorting chuckle) &#8211; a blend of chuckle and snort [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/chortle#English\">source<\/a>]; and <strong>snortle<\/strong> (a hearty laugh that is punctuated by a snort on the inhale) &#8211; a blend of snort and chortle [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/snortle#English\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Words from the same roots at <strong>snort<\/strong> include <strong>\u03c0\u03bd\u03ad\u03c9<\/strong> [\u02c8pne.o] (to blow) in Greek; <strong>niezen<\/strong> (to sneeze) in Dutch; <strong>sneeze<\/strong>, <strong>pneumonia<\/strong> and <strong>pneumatic<\/strong> in English; and <strong>fnysa<\/strong> (to snort, scoff, sniff, harumph) in Swedish [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European\/pnew-\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SVC-taxqUJ8\">video<\/a> I made of this information:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ABwfOEnzUKo\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Video made with <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/37vAg5P\">Doodly<\/a> [afflilate link].<\/p>\n<p>I also write about words, etymology and other language-related topics on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/\">Omniglot Blog<\/a>, and I explore etymological connections between Celtic languages on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/\">Celtiadur<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can also listen to this podcast on: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/id1432641094\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/8b1b1d1b-b39e-4277-b28d-479a3b5043b3\/radio-omniglot\">Amazon Music<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\">Stitcher<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Education-Podcasts\/Radio-Omniglot-p1154145\/\">TuneIn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.podchaser.com\/podcasts\/radio-omniglot-716327\">Podchaser<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/player.fm\/series\/radio-omniglot\">PlayerFM<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/podtail.com\/da\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/\">podtail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to support this podcast, you can make a donation via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/uk\/cgi-bin\/webscr?cmd=_flow&amp;SESSION=aLjPfXL-vP_1gQ_U23Iz8_hSWLlhzLHPMFZrt32dIEfG8htoNFLYaPoWkv8&amp;dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f8e263663d3faee8def8934b92a630e40b7fef61ab7e9fe63\">PayPal<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/omniglot\">Patreon<\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/donations.htm\">contribute to Omniglot in other ways<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.japanesepod101.com\/member\/go.php?r=759259&amp;i=b0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/banners\/banner_japanesepod.jpg\" alt=\"The Fastest Way to Learn Japanese Guaranteed with JapanesePod101.com\" width=\"630\" height=\"83\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology &amp;#8211; Snort\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-12-17T13:57:42+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this Adventure we are snuffling around the origins of the word snort.\n\n\n\nSnort [sn\u0254\u0279t] means:\n\n \tThe sound made by exhaling or inhaling roughly through the nose.\n \tto exhale roughly through the nose; to make a snort\n \tto inhale snuff or another sn...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/snort.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_585\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2421-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/snort.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/snort.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/snort.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/snort.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=2421-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/snort.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"snort.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In this Adventure we are snuffling around the origins of the word snort. Snort [sn\u0254\u0279t] means: The sound made by exhaling or inhaling roughly through the nose. to exhale roughly through the nose; to make a snort to inhale snuff or another snortable substance It comes from the Middle English snorten (to snore, breathe heavily, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[98,47,20,56,61,4,58,55,1,57,59,30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adventures-in-etymology","category-dutch","category-english","category-etymology","category-greek-","category-language","category-middle-english","category-old-english-aenglisc","category-podcast","category-proto-germanic","category-proto-indo-european","category-swedish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2421","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2421"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2421\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2424,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2421\/revisions\/2424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2421"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}