Where does “snok” come from?
snok (Swedish) comes from Middle Low German snāke, from Old Saxon snako, from Proto-Germanic snakô, from Proto-Germanic snakaną, from Proto-Indo-European sneg- — to crawl, creeping thing.
snok (Swedish): grass snake; a nose
Definitions
- grass snake; a nose
Ancestry of “snok”, step by step
snok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Low German snāke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | snāke | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | snako | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | snakô | snake |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | snakaną | to crawl |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sneg- | to crawl, creeping thing |
via Old Norse snókr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | snókr | a snake |