Where does “snaccident” come from?

snaccident (English) comes from English snack, from Middle Dutch snacken, from Old Dutch snakkon.

snaccident (English): A snack accident; an instance of a snack being eaten accidentally

Definitions

  1. A snack accident; an instance of a snack being eaten accidentally

Ancestry of “snaccident”, step by step

snaccident traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English snack

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsnackA light meal; An item of food eaten between...
2Middle Dutchsnackento snack
3Old Dutchsnakkon—

via English accident

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaccidentAn unexpected event with negative consequences...
2Middle Englishaccident—
Every word from Old Dutch snakkon →Every word from Middle Dutch snacken →Every word from English snack →