Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/snuk-

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

Etymology

Ablaut variant of *snak-; see there for more.

Verb

*snuk-

to breathe, blow; sigh
to sniff, snuff, snort

Derived terms

⇒ Proto-Germanic: *snukatjaną
- Old Norse: *snokta
  - Old Swedish: snokta
    - Swedish: snukta
⇒ Proto-Germanic: *snukitjaną
- Old Norse: *snykta
  - Norwegian Nynorsk: snykta
  - Swedish: snykta, snyksta, snyksa, snyska (dialectal)
⇒ Proto-Germanic: *snukkōną
- Proto-West Germanic: *snukkōn
  - Old Frisian: *snukkia, *snokkia
    - Saterland Frisian: snukje
      - ⇒ Saterland Frisian: snukkerje
    - West Frisian: snokje
  - Old Saxon: *snukkōn
    - Middle Low German: snucken
      - German Low German: snucken (“to sob”)
      - → Norwegian Nynorsk: snukka
  - Old Dutch: *snukkon
    - Middle Dutch: *snucken, snocken
      - Dutch: snukken, snokken
⇒ Proto-Germanic: *snukōną
- Proto-West Germanic: *snokōn
  - Old Frisian: *snokia
    - Saterland Frisian: snoukje (“to nibble”)
  - ⇒ Old Saxon: *snokirōn
    - Middle Low German: snȫkeren
      - German Low German: snökern (“to nibble”)
      - → German: schnökern
- Old Norse: *snoka
  - ⇒ Icelandic: snokinn
  - Norwegian Nynorsk: snoka
  - Swedish: snoka
  - Danish: snoge
  - → Middle English: snoken
    - English: snoke
    - Scots: snoke
⇒ Proto-Germanic: *snukiz
- Old Norse: snykr
  - Faroese: snykur
    - ⇒ Faroese: snyka