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

Definitions

  1. villanous and criminal

Ancestry of “snood”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsnôdepoor, needy
2Old Dutchsnōthi—
3Proto-Germanicsnauþuzbald, shaved, naked; poor, weak
4Proto-Indo-Europeanksnew-to scrape, sharpen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ksnew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic snauþuz →