Where does “snagging” come from?

Snagging comes from English snag, which derives from Old Norse snagi, from Proto-Germanic snakk-, itself from Proto-Germanic snakaną and ultimately Proto-Indo-European sneg-.

snagging (English): present participle of snag; the practice of...

Definitions

  1. present participle of snag; the practice of...

Ancestry of “snagging”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsnagA stump or base of a branch that has been lopped...
2Old Norsesnagiclothes peg
3Proto-Germanicsnakk-—
4Proto-Germanicsnakanąto crawl
5Proto-Indo-Europeansneg-to crawl, creeping thing

Words derived from “snagging”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic snakaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic snakk- →