Where does “uppsnack” come from?

uppsnack (Swedish) comes from Swedish snack, 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,...

uppsnack (Swedish): pregame broadcast preceding a game

Definitions

  1. pregame broadcast preceding a game

Ancestry of “uppsnack”, step by step

uppsnack traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish snack

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsnacktalk, speech
2Swedishsnäckaseashell; cochlea; a small earphone, to be placed...
3Middle High Germansnëgge—
4Old High Germansneggo—
5Proto-Germanicsneggôsnail
6Proto-Germanic-gôAppended to verbs and adjectives to create nouns,...

via Swedish upp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishuppup
2Swedishlöpato run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly...
3Old Swedishløpato run
4Old Norsehlaupato leap, jump, spring
5Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
6Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic -gô →Every word from Proto-Germanic sneggô →Every word from Old High German sneggo →