Where does “Snape” come from?

Snape (English) comes from Middle English snaipen, from Old Norse sneypa, from Proto-Germanic snupaną.

Snape (English): OS grid ref SE2684

Definitions

  1. OS grid ref SE2684

Ancestry of “Snape”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsnaipento nip, injure, afflict, rebuke, revile,...
2Old Norsesneypato outrage, dishonor, disgrace
3Proto-Germanicsnupaną—

Words derived from “Snape”

Every word from Proto-Germanic snupaną →