Where does “snags” come from?

snags (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch 's nachts, from Dutch nacht, from Middle Dutch nacht, from Old Dutch naht, from Proto-West Germanic naht, from Proto-Germanic nahts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

snags (Afrikaans): at night

Definitions

  1. at night

Ancestry of “snags”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutch's nachtsduring the night, in the night, at night
2Dutchnachtnight
3Middle Dutchnachtnight
4Old Dutchnahtnight
5Proto-West Germanicnahtnight
6Proto-Germanicnahtsnight
7Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
8Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
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