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Where does “snige” come from?

snige (Danish) comes from Old Norse sníkja, from Proto-Germanic snīkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sneyg- — to crawl.

snige (Danish): to sneak, slip; to sneak, creep; to do on the sly

Definitions

  1. to sneak, slip; to sneak, creep; to do on the sly

Ancestry of “snige”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesníkja—
2Proto-Germanicsnīkanąto crawl; to creep
3Proto-Indo-Europeansneyg-to crawl

Words derived from “snige”

  • snigmorder
  • snigtyv
  • snigskytte
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneyg- →