Where does “snakkeboble” come from?
snakkeboble (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål snakke, from Middle Low German snacken, from Proto-Germanic snakkōną — to open the mouth; to nibble, snort, chatter.
snakkeboble (Norwegian Bokmål): a speech bubble
Ancestry of “snakkeboble”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | snakke | to speak; to talk |
| 2 | Middle Low German | snacken | to speak; to chat; to talk a lot or nonsense; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | snakkōną | to open the mouth; to nibble, snort, chatter |