Where does “sníkja” come from?

sníkja (Faroese) comes from Old Norse sníkja, from Proto-Germanic snīkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sneyg- — to crawl.

sníkja (Faroese): to sneak

Definitions

  1. to sneak

Ancestry of “sníkja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesníkja—
2Proto-Germanicsnīkanąto crawl; to creep
3Proto-Indo-Europeansneyg-to crawl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic snīkaną →Every word from Old Norse sníkja →