Where does “snaphaan” come from?

snaphaan (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch snaphaen, from German Schnapphahn, from Middle High German snaphan — mounted highwayman.

snaphaan (Dutch): silver coin from Guelders; early type of...

Definitions

  1. silver coin from Guelders; early type of...

Ancestry of “snaphaan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsnaphaen—
2GermanSchnapphahnhighwayman
3Middle High Germansnaphanmounted highwayman

Words derived from “snaphaan”

Every word from Middle High German snaphan →Every word from German Schnapphahn →Every word from Middle Dutch snaphaen →