Where does “snark” come from?

snark (English) comes from Middle English snarken, from Old English snarcan, from Proto-Germanic snarkōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)nerg- — to sound, murmur, growl.

snark (English): Snide remarks; To express oneself in a snarky...

Definitions

  1. Snide remarks; To express oneself in a snarky...

Ancestry of “snark”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsnarkento snort, to snore
2Old Englishsnarcan—
3Proto-Germanicsnarkōnąto snore, snort
4Proto-Indo-European(s)nerg-to sound, murmur, growl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)nerg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic snarkōną →Every word from Old English snarcan →