Where does “snappeth” come from?

snappeth (English) comes from English snap, from Dutch snappen, from Middle Dutch snappen.

snappeth (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “snappeth”, step by step

snappeth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English snap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsnapA quick breaking or cracking sound or the action...
2Dutchsnappento get, to understand; to catch in the act
3Middle Dutchsnappen

via English eth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishethA letter introduced into Old English to...
Every word from Middle Dutch snappen