Where does “snack” come from?

snack (Swedish) comes from Swedish snäcka, from Middle High German snëgge, from Old High German sneggo, from Proto-Germanic sneggô, from Proto-Germanic -gô — Appended to verbs and adjectives to create nouns,...

snack (Swedish): talk, speech

Definitions

  1. talk, speech

Ancestry of “snack”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsnäckaseashell; cochlea; a small earphone, to be placed...
2Middle High Germansnëgge—
3Old High Germansneggo—
4Proto-Germanicsneggôsnail
5Proto-Germanic-gôAppended to verbs and adjectives to create nouns,...

Words derived from “snack”

Every word from Proto-Germanic -gô →Every word from Proto-Germanic sneggô →Every word from Old High German sneggo →