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 snubba →Every word from Middle English snubben →