Where does “snubbee” come from?

snubbee (English) comes from English snub, from Middle English snubben, from Old Norse snubba — to curse, chide, snub, scold, reprove.

snubbee (English): One who is subjected to a snub

Definitions

  1. One who is subjected to a snub

Ancestry of “snubbee”, step by step

snubbee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English snub

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsnubConspicuously short; Of the nose: flat and broad,...
2Middle Englishsnubben—
3Old Norsesnubbato curse, chide, snub, scold, reprove

via English EE

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEEInitialism of electrical engineering
2Cantonese噫—
Every word from Old Norse snubba →Every word from Middle English snubben →Every word from English snub →