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Where does “snubben” come from?

snubben (Middle English) comes from Old Norse snubba — to curse, chide, snub, scold, reprove.

Ancestry of “snubben”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesnubbato curse, chide, snub, scold, reprove

Words derived from “snubben”

  • snub
  • snubber
  • snubness
  • unsnubbable
  • snubbery
  • snub cube
  • retrosnub
  • snubfin
  • snubbable
  • snubbee
  • snobbare
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