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

  1. pike; pike, Northern pike, "Esox lucius"

Ancestry of “snoek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsnoec—
2Proto-Germanicsnōkᵏa-—
3Proto-Germanicsnakanąto crawl
4Proto-Indo-Europeansneg-to crawl, creeping thing

Words derived from “snoek”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic snakaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic snōkᵏa- →