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
Ancestry of “snákur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | snákr | "only in poetry"; a snake |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | snakô | snake |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | snakaną | to crawl |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sneg- | to crawl, creeping thing |
Words derived from “snákur”