Where does “unsnag” come from?
unsnag (English) comes from English snag, from Old Norse snagi, from Proto-Germanic snakk-, from Proto-Germanic snakaną, from Proto-Indo-European sneg- — to crawl, creeping thing.
unsnag (English): To remove a snag from; To release from a snag;...
Definitions
- To remove a snag from; To release from a snag;...
Ancestry of “unsnag”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | snag | A stump or base of a branch that has been lopped... |
| 2 | Old Norse | snagi | clothes peg |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | snakk- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | snakaną | to crawl |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sneg- | to crawl, creeping thing |