Where does “snakken” come from?

snakken (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch snacken, from Old Dutch snakkon.

snakken (Dutch): to open the mouth greedily; to strongly desire,...

Definitions

  1. to open the mouth greedily; to strongly desire,...

Ancestry of “snakken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsnackento snack
2Old Dutchsnakkon—
Every word from Old Dutch snakkon →Every word from Middle Dutch snacken →