Where does “snatch” come from?

Snatch comes from Middle English snacchen, from Old English snæċċan, from Proto-Germanic snakkijaną, a verb of uncertain ultimate origin.

snatch (English): To grasp and remove quickly; To attempt to seize...

Definitions

  1. To grasp and remove quickly; To attempt to seize...

Ancestry of “snatch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishsnacchenTo snatch (quickly seize or grab)
2Old Englishsnæċċanto bite, as to taste; nibble
3Proto-Germanicsnakkijaną—

Words derived from “snatch”

Every word from Proto-Germanic snakkijaną →Every word from Old English snæċċan →Every word from Middle English snacchen →