Where does “snoek” come from?

snoek (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch snoek, from Middle Dutch snoec, from Proto-Germanic snōkᵏa-, from Proto-Germanic snakaną, from Proto-Indo-European sneg- — to crawl, creeping thing.

snoek (Afrikaans): snoek, mackerel, Thyrsites atun

Definitions

  1. snoek, mackerel, Thyrsites atun

Ancestry of “snoek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsnoekpike; pike, Northern pike, "Esox lucius"
2Middle Dutchsnoec—
3Proto-Germanicsnōkᵏa-—
4Proto-Germanicsnakanąto crawl
5Proto-Indo-Europeansneg-to crawl, creeping thing

Words derived from “snoek”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic snakaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic snōkᵏa- →