Where does “snape” come from?

snape (English) comes from English sneap, from Middle English snaipen, from Old Norse sneypa, from Proto-Germanic snupaną.

snape (English): To bevel the end of a timber to fit against an...

Definitions

  1. To bevel the end of a timber to fit against an...

Ancestry of “snape”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsneapTo check; reprove abruptly; reprimand; rebuke;...
2Middle Englishsnaipento nip, injure, afflict, rebuke, revile,...
3Old Norsesneypato outrage, dishonor, disgrace
4Proto-Germanicsnupaną—
Every word from Proto-Germanic snupaną →Every word from Old Norse sneypa →Every word from Middle English snaipen →