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Where does “snappen” come from?

snappen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch snappen.

snappen (Dutch): to get, to understand; to catch in the act

Definitions

  1. to get, to understand; to catch in the act

Ancestry of “snappen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsnappen—

Words derived from “snappen”

  • snap
  • snapshot
  • snaps
  • snappy
  • snapper
  • snappish
  • snapdragon
  • snappishly
  • snappily
  • snapback
  • unsnap
  • gingersnap
  • snappishness
  • snapin
  • schnapper
  • snappiness
  • snapline
  • presnap
  • snapshooter
  • snapshotlike
  • snappeth
  • snaplock
  • snappable
  • snaphead
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