Where does “snákur” come from?

snákur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse snákr, from Proto-Germanic snakô, from Proto-Germanic snakaną, from Proto-Indo-European sneg- — to crawl, creeping thing.

snákur (Icelandic): a snake

Definitions

  1. a snake

Ancestry of “snákur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesnákr"only in poetry"; a snake
2Proto-Germanicsnakôsnake
3Proto-Germanicsnakanąto crawl
4Proto-Indo-Europeansneg-to crawl, creeping thing

Words derived from “snákur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic snakaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic snakô →