Where does “スナック” come from?

スナック (Japanese) comes from English snack, from Middle Dutch snacken, from Old Dutch snakkon.

スナック (Japanese): a snack; a snack bar

Definitions

  1. a snack; a snack bar

Ancestry of “スナック”, step by step

スナック traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English snack

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsnackA light meal; An item of food eaten between...
2Middle Dutchsnackento snack
3Old Dutchsnakkon—

via Japanese スナックバー

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseスナックバーa snack bar
2Englishsnack barA small restaurant serving light meals; A counter...
Every word from Old Dutch snakkon →Every word from Middle Dutch snacken →Every word from English snack →