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Where does “snakaną” come from?

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

snakaną (Proto-Germanic): to crawl

Definitions

  1. to crawl

Ancestry of “snakaną”, step by step

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

Words derived from “snakaną”

  • snake
  • rattlesnake
  • snag
  • snaky
  • snagging
  • snakebite
  • snakelike
  • snakeskin
  • snook
  • snakehead
  • snakeroot
  • blacksnake
  • snaggle
  • snoek
  • snakish
  • kingsnake
  • snaggy
  • snakeweed
  • snaggletoothed
  • snakewood
  • snakily
  • snaggletooth
  • snakebit
  • snaggly
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