Where does “snāke” come from?
snāke (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon snako, from Proto-Germanic snakô, from Proto-Germanic snakaną, from Proto-Indo-European sneg- — to crawl, creeping thing.
Ancestry of “snāke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Saxon | snako | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | snakô | snake |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | snakaną | to crawl |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sneg- | to crawl, creeping thing |
Words derived from “snāke”