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Where does “snēgg” come from?

snēgg (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic snakaną, from Proto-Indo-European sneg- — to crawl, creeping thing.

Ancestry of “snēgg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsnakanąto crawl
2Proto-Indo-Europeansneg-to crawl, creeping thing

Words derived from “snēgg”

  • snag
  • snagging
  • snaggle
  • snaggy
  • snaggletoothed
  • snaggletooth
  • snaggly
  • unsnag
  • snagger
  • antisnag
  • snaglike
  • snagging list
  • snagi
  • snagi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneg- →