Where does “snaphaen” come from?
snaphaen (Middle Dutch) comes from German Schnapphahn, from Middle High German snaphan — mounted highwayman.
Ancestry of “snaphaen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Schnapphahn | highwayman |
| 2 | Middle High German | snaphan | mounted highwayman |
Words derived from “snaphaen”