Where does “snapin” come from?

snapin (English) comes from English in, from Middle English in, from Old English in, from Proto-West Germanic *in.

snapin (English): A software plug-in

Definitions

  1. A software plug-in

Ancestry of “snapin”, step by step

snapin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English in

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinUsed to indicate location, inclusion, or position...
2Middle EnglishinAny kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or...
3Old Englishinin; Alternative form of inn
4Proto-West Germanic*in

via English snap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsnapA quick breaking or cracking sound or the action...
2Dutchsnappento get, to understand; to catch in the act
3Middle Dutchsnappen
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *in