Where does “snaipen” come from?

snaipen (Middle English) comes from Old Norse sneypa, from Proto-Germanic snupaną.

snaipen (Middle English): to nip, injure, afflict, rebuke, revile,...

Definitions

  1. to nip, injure, afflict, rebuke, revile,...

Ancestry of “snaipen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesneypato outrage, dishonor, disgrace
2Proto-Germanicsnupaną—

Words derived from “snaipen”

Every word from Proto-Germanic snupaną →Every word from Old Norse sneypa →