Where does “snap” come from?

snap (Scottish Gaelic) comes from English snap, from Dutch snappen, from Middle Dutch snappen.

snap (Scottish Gaelic): trigger; morsel; pull a trigger

Definitions

  1. trigger; morsel; pull a trigger

Ancestry of “snap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsnapA quick breaking or cracking sound or the action...
2Dutchsnappento get, to understand; to catch in the act
3Middle Dutchsnappen—
Every word from Middle Dutch snappen →Every word from Dutch snappen →Every word from English snap →