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Where does “snipe” come from?

Snipe derives from English snip, Dutch snippen, Old Norse sneypa, and Proto-Germanic snupaną, ultimately meaning to cut or pinch.

snipe (English): Any of various limicoline game birds of the...

Definitions

  1. Any of various limicoline game birds of the...

Ancestry of “snipe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsnipe—
2Old Norsesnípa—

Words derived from “snipe”

  • sniper
  • guttersnipe
  • jacksnipe
  • countersniper
  • snipefish
  • seedsnipe
  • sniperscope
  • antisniper
  • snipelike
  • guttersnipish
  • common snipe
  • snipe hunt
  • sniperlike
  • painted snipe
  • снайпер
  • sniper
  • sniper
  • снајпер
  • снајперист
  • snajperist
  • snajper
  • სნაიპერი
Every word from Old Norse snípa →