Where does “snappa” come from?

snappa (Icelandic) comes from English snap, from Dutch snappen, from Middle Dutch snappen.

snappa (Icelandic): to snap to lose control of oneself due to anger

Definitions

  1. to snap to lose control of oneself due to anger

Ancestry of “snappa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsnapA quick breaking or cracking sound or the action...
2Dutchsnappento get, to understand; to catch in the act
3Middle Dutchsnappen—
Every word from Middle Dutch snappen →