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Where does “snīkan” come from?

snīkan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic snīkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sneyg- — to crawl.

snīkan (Proto-West Germanic): to crawl; to creep

Definitions

  1. to crawl; to creep

Ancestry of “snīkan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsnīkanąto crawl; to creep
2Proto-Indo-Europeansneyg-to crawl

Words derived from “snīkan”

  • sneak
  • sneaking
  • sneakers
  • sneaky
  • sneaker
  • sneakily
  • sneakiness
  • sneakered
  • sneakingly
  • sneakernet
  • sneakish
  • sneakishness
  • sneakage
  • sneakingness
  • sneakerization
  • sneaksman
  • sneakishly
  • sneakbox
  • sneaketh
  • sneakerlike
  • sneakest
  • goalsneak
  • sneaksome
  • antisneakage
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneyg- →