Where does “snappest” come from?

snappest (English) comes from English Est, from Middle English este, from Old English ēst, from Proto-West Germanic *ansti, from Proto-Germanic anstiz, from Proto-Germanic unnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ān- — to notice; face, mouth.

snappest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular simple present form of...

Ancestry of “snappest”, step by step

snappest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Est

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEstestablished
2Middle Englishestegrace, est, favour; pleasure, enjoyment, fun;...
3Old Englishēstwill, consent, favour, grace, liberality,...
4Proto-West Germanic*anstifavour
5Proto-Germanicanstizfavour, affection
6Proto-Germanicunnanąto grant, bestow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanān-to notice; face, mouth

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-Indo-European ān-