Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/snakô

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

From *snakaną (“to creep, crawl”), from Proto-Indo-European *sneg- (“to creep, crawl”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsnɑ.kɔːː/

Noun

*snakô m

1. that which creeps or slinks
2. snake

   Synonyms: *agiz, *linþaz, *nadraz, *nadrǭ, *slangô, *wurmiz

3. worm, maggot

   Synonyms: *maþô, *wurmiz

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *snakô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*snakô	*snakaniz
vocative	*snakô	*snakaniz
accusative	*snakanų	*snakanunz
genitive	*snakiniz	*snakanǫ̂
dative	*snakini	*snakammaz
instrumental	*snakinē	*snakammiz

Related terms

• *snēkaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *snakō
  • Old English: snaca m; snacu f
    • Middle English: snake
      • Scots: snak, snake, snaik
      • English: snake
  • Old Frisian: *snake
    • >? Saterland Frisian: Snoake (“tall, thin woman”)
    • West Frisian: snaak
  • Old Saxon: *snako
    • Middle Low German: snake, snāke
      • German Low German: Snake, Snaak
      • Low German: snaak
      • → Polabian: snok (“blindworm”)
  • Old Dutch: *snako
    • Middle Dutch: snake
      • Dutch: snaak
      • West Flemish: snake
  • Old High German: *snako
    • >? Middle High German: snāke (“gnat”)
      • German: Schnake
      • Hunsrik: Schnok
• Old Norse: snákr, snókr (< *snēkaz)
  • Icelandic: snákur
  • Old Swedish: snōker
    • Swedish: snok
  • Norwegian: snok
  • Danish: snog
  • Elfdalian: snųok
  • Gutnish: snok