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Where does “sneaketh” come from?

sneaketh (English) comes from English sneak, from Middle English sniken, from Old English snīcan, from Proto-West Germanic snīkan, from Proto-Germanic snīkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sneyg- — to crawl.

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

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

Ancestry of “sneaketh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsneakOne who sneaks; one who moves stealthily to...
2Middle Englishsnikento creep, crawl
3Old Englishsnīcanto creep, crawl; to creep; crawl
4Proto-West Germanicsnīkanto crawl; to creep
5Proto-Germanicsnīkanąto crawl; to creep
6Proto-Indo-Europeansneyg-to crawl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneyg- →