Where does “countersnarl” come from?
countersnarl (English) comes from English counter, from Middle English countour, from Middle French contoir, from Middle French compter, from Old French compter, from Latin computāre, from Latin computō, from Latin com- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
countersnarl (English): A snarl in response to another person's snarl
Definitions
- A snarl in response to another person's snarl
Ancestry of “countersnarl”, step by step
countersnarl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English counter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | counter | One who counts; A reckoner; someone who collects... |
| 2 | Middle English | countour | An accountant; a financial recordkeeper |
| 3 | Middle French | contoir | Alternative spelling of comptoir |
| 4 | Middle French | compter | to recount; to tell |
| 5 | Old French | compter | — |
| 6 | Latin | computāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | computō | to calculate, compute, reckon together |
| 8 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 9 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 10 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 11 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 15 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 16 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 17 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 18 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 19 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 21 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English snarl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | snarl | To entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots;... |
| 2 | Middle English | snarlen | To ensnare; to lure |
| 3 | English | snare | A trap; A mental or psychological trap; A loop of... |
| 4 | Middle English | snare | A trap for catching animals |
| 5 | Old English | sneare | a string; cord |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | snarhǭ | loop; sling; noose |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)nerk- | to turn; wind; lace; shrink; shrivel |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ner- | to wrap; wind; lace; shrink; shrivel; turn, bend,... |