Where does “snappōną” come from?

snappōną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic snapāną, from Proto-Indo-European ksnew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

snappōną (Proto-Germanic): to snap; snatch; chatter

Definitions

  1. to snap; snatch; chatter

Ancestry of “snappōną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsnapānąto snap; grab
2Proto-Indo-Europeanksnew-to scrape, sharpen
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ksnew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic snapāną →