Where does “snakeskin” come from?
snakeskin (English) comes from English snake, from Middle English snake, from Old English snaca, from Proto-Germanic snakô, from Proto-Germanic snakaną, from Proto-Indo-European sneg- — to crawl, creeping thing.
snakeskin (English): The skin of a snake; Made of snakeskin
Definitions
- The skin of a snake; Made of snakeskin
Ancestry of “snakeskin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | snake | A legless reptile of the sub-order Serpentes with... |
| 2 | Middle English | snake | snake; serpent |
| 3 | Old English | snaca | snake |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | snakô | snake |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | snakaną | to crawl |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sneg- | to crawl, creeping thing |