Snare

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late Old English sneare, from Old Norse snara . snare (sense 2 of the noun) is probably from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch snare ‘harp string’.

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From Middle English snare, from Old English snearu, sneare(“a string; cord”), from Proto-Germanic *snarhǭ(“a sling; loop; noose”). Cognate with Old Norse snara. Also related to German Schnur and Dutch snaar, snoer.

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snare (n.1)

"noose for catching animals," late Old English, from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse snara "noose, snare," related to soenri "twisted rope," from Proto-Germanic *snarkho (source also of Middle Dutch snare, Dutch snaar, Old High German snare, German Schnur "noose, cord," Old English snear "a string, cord"). Figuratively from c. 1300.

snare (n.2)

"string across a drum," 1680s, probably from Dutch snaar "string," from same source as snare (n.1). From 1938 as short for snare-drum (1873).

snare (v.)

late 14c., "to ensnare," from snare (n.1). Related: Snared; snaring.