Where does “snood” come from?
snood (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch snôde, from Old Dutch snōthi, from Proto-Germanic snauþuz, from Proto-Indo-European ksnew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
snood (Dutch): villanous and criminal
Ancestry of “snood”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | snôde | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | snōthi | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | snauþuz | bald, shaved, naked; poor, weak |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ksnew- | to scrape, sharpen |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |