Where does “snober” come from?

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

snober (French): to snub, high-hat, disregard someone; to refuse,...

Definitions

  1. to snub, high-hat, disregard someone; to refuse,...

Ancestry of “snober”, step by step

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

Words derived from “snober”

Every word from Old Norse snubba →Every word from Middle English snubben →Every word from English snub →