Where does “snoek” come from?
snoek (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch snoec, from Proto-Germanic snōkᵏa-, from Proto-Germanic snakaną, from Proto-Indo-European sneg- — to crawl, creeping thing.
snoek (Dutch): pike; pike, Northern pike, "Esox lucius"
Definitions
- pike; pike, Northern pike, "Esox lucius"
Ancestry of “snoek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | snoec | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | snōkᵏa- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | snakaną | to crawl |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sneg- | to crawl, creeping thing |
Words derived from “snoek”