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 snubbaEvery word from Middle English snubbenEvery word from English snub
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