Where does “sniken” come from?
sniken (Middle English) comes from Old English snīcan, from Proto-West Germanic snīkan, from Proto-Germanic snīkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sneyg- — to crawl.
sniken (Middle English): to creep, crawl
Ancestry of “sniken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | snīcan | to creep, crawl; to creep; crawl |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | snīkan | to crawl; to creep |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | snīkaną | to crawl; to creep |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sneyg- | to crawl |
Words derived from “sniken”