Where does “sneap” come from?

sneap (English) comes from Middle English snaipen, from Old Norse sneypa, from Proto-Germanic snupaną.

sneap (English): To check; reprove abruptly; reprimand; rebuke;...

Definitions

  1. To check; reprove abruptly; reprimand; rebuke;...

Ancestry of “sneap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsnaipento nip, injure, afflict, rebuke, revile,...
2Old Norsesneypato outrage, dishonor, disgrace
3Proto-Germanicsnupaną—

Words derived from “sneap”

Every word from Proto-Germanic snupaną →Every word from Old Norse sneypa →Every word from Middle English snaipen →