Where does “snatchingly” come from?
snatchingly (English) comes from English snatching, from English snatch, from Middle English snacchen, from Old English snæċċan, from Proto-Germanic snakkijaną.
snatchingly (English): With a snatching motion
Definitions
- With a snatching motion
Ancestry of “snatchingly”, step by step
snatchingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English snatching
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | snatching | present participle of snatch; The act by which... |
| 2 | English | snatch | To grasp and remove quickly; To attempt to seize... |
| 3 | Middle English | snacchen | To snatch (quickly seize or grab) |
| 4 | Old English | snæċċan | to bite, as to taste; nibble |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | snakkijaną | — |