Where does “snagger” come from?
snagger (English) comes from English snag, from Old Norse snagi, from Proto-Germanic snakk-, from Proto-Germanic snakaną, from Proto-Indo-European sneg- — to crawl, creeping thing.
snagger (English): A fishing hook consisting of several hooks...
Definitions
- A fishing hook consisting of several hooks...
Ancestry of “snagger”, step by step
snagger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English snag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | snag | A stump or base of a branch that has been lopped... |
| 2 | Old Norse | snagi | clothes peg |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | snakk- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | snakaną | to crawl |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sneg- | to crawl, creeping thing |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |