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Where does “sneċċan” come from?

sneċċan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic snakkijaną.

Ancestry of “sneċċan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsnakkijaną—

Words derived from “sneċċan”

  • snatch
  • snatching
  • snitch
  • snatcher
  • snatcheth
  • snatchy
  • bodysnatching
  • snatchest
  • snatchable
  • snitchy
  • snatchily
  • foresnatch
  • body snatcher
  • nonsnitch
  • antisnitch
  • snatchless
  • snatchingly
  • snatchback
  • upsnatch
  • snizz
  • snecchen
  • snacchen
Every word from Proto-Germanic snakkijaną →