Where does “snavel” come from?
snavel (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch snaval, from Proto-Germanic snabulaz, from Proto-Indo-European ksnew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
Ancestry of “snavel”, step by step
snavel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Dutch snaval
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | snaval | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | snabulaz | snout; muzzle; mouth |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ksnew- | to scrape, sharpen |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |
via Middle Dutch snabbe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | snabbe | — |