Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/snak-

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Alternative forms

  • *snakk-

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₂- (“to swim, float”).

Verb

*snak-

  1. to blow, waft
  2. to breathe; sigh
  3. to catch wind of; sniff

Derived terms

  • *snakkaz/*snakkǭ
  • *snakkōną
  • *snakjaną
  • *snakǭ (“snout, mouth”)
    • Proto-West Germanic: *snakā
      • Old Frisian: snake (“jaw”)
      • ⇒ Proto-West Germanic: *snakikā (diminutive)
  • *snakōną
  • *snakutjaną/*snakitjaną
  • *snakuz/*snakjaz
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