Where does “snaip” come from?

snaip (Scots) comes from Old Norse sneypa, from Proto-Germanic snupaną.

snaip (Scots): to snub

Definitions

  1. to snub

Ancestry of “snaip”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesneypato outrage, dishonor, disgrace
2Proto-Germanicsnupaną—
Every word from Proto-Germanic snupaną →Every word from Old Norse sneypa →