Where does “sneik” come from?

sneik (Kriol) comes from Kriol jinek, from English snake, from Middle English snake, from Old English snaca, from Proto-Germanic snakô, from Proto-Germanic snakaną, from Proto-Indo-European sneg- — to crawl, creeping thing.

sneik (Kriol): Alternative form of jinek

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of jinek

Ancestry of “sneik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Krioljineksnake
2EnglishsnakeA legless reptile of the sub-order Serpentes with...
3Middle Englishsnakesnake; serpent
4Old Englishsnacasnake
5Proto-Germanicsnakôsnake
6Proto-Germanicsnakanąto crawl
7Proto-Indo-Europeansneg-to crawl, creeping thing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic snakaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic snakô →