Where does “Sniktbub” come from?

Sniktbub (English) comes from English bub, from English brother, from Middle English brother, from Old English brōþor, from Proto-West Germanic brōþer, from Proto-Germanic brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr — brother.

Sniktbub (English): A nickname for

Definitions

  1. A nickname for

Ancestry of “Sniktbub”, step by step

Sniktbub traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bub

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbubAn alcoholic malt liquor, especially beer; A...
2EnglishbrotherSon of the same parents as another person; A male...
3Middle EnglishbrotherA brother or brother-in-law; a male sibling
4Old Englishbrōþorbrother
5Proto-West Germanicbrōþerbrother
6Proto-Germanicbrōþērbrother
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother

via English snikt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsniktThe sound of
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr