Where does “snaaks” come from?
snaaks (Dutch) comes from Dutch snaak, from Middle Low German snāke, from Old Saxon snako, from Proto-Germanic snakô, from Proto-Germanic snakaną, from Proto-Indo-European sneg- — to crawl, creeping thing.
snaaks (Dutch): mischievously funny, pranksterish
Definitions
- mischievously funny, pranksterish
Ancestry of “snaaks”, step by step
snaaks traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch snaak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | snaak | joker, prankster; boy, young man |
| 2 | Middle Low German | snāke | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | snako | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | snakô | snake |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | snakaną | to crawl |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sneg- | to crawl, creeping thing |
via Dutch S
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | S | — |