Where does “șnapan” come from?

șnapan (Romanian) comes from French chenapan, from German Schnapphahn, from Middle High German snaphan — mounted highwayman.

șnapan (Romanian): scoundrel

Definitions

  1. scoundrel

Ancestry of “șnapan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchenapanrogue, rascal, scoundrel
2GermanSchnapphahnhighwayman
3Middle High Germansnaphanmounted highwayman
Every word from Middle High German snaphan →Every word from German Schnapphahn →Every word from French chenapan →