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
- present participle of snag; the practice of...
Ancestry of “snagging”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |
Words derived from “snagging”