Where does “snub” come from?

Snub comes from Middle English snubben, from Old Norse snubba, of unknown ultimate origin.

snub (English): Conspicuously short; Of the nose: flat and broad,...

Definitions

  1. Conspicuously short; Of the nose: flat and broad,...

Ancestry of “snub”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsnubben
2Old Norsesnubbato curse, chide, snub, scold, reprove

Words derived from “snub

Every word from Old Norse snubbaEvery word from Middle English snubben