Where does “sneaking” come from?
Sneaking derives from English sneak, Middle English sniken, Old English snīcan, Proto-West Germanic snīkan, Proto-Germanic snīkaną, and Proto-Indo-European sneyg-, whose original sense remains uncertain.
sneaking (English): present participle of sneak; The act of one who...
Definitions
- present participle of sneak; The act of one who...
Ancestry of “sneaking”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | sneak | One who sneaks; one who moves stealthily to... |
| 2 | Middle English | sniken | to creep, crawl |
| 3 | Old English | snīcan | to creep, crawl; to creep; crawl |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | snīkan | to crawl; to creep |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | snīkaną | to crawl; to creep |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sneyg- | to crawl |
Words derived from “sneaking”