snake
Middle English
/ˈsnaːk(ə)/
noun
Definitions
- snake
- serpent
Etymology
Inherited from Old English snaca (serpent, snake, reptile) inherited from Proto-Germanic *snakô root from Proto-Indo-European *sneg- (crawl, a creeping thing).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*sneg-
Gloss
crawl, a creeping thing
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antisnake English
- blacksnake English
- bullsnake English
- flowsnake English
- hornsnake English
- kingsnake English
- mersnake English
- mudsnake English
- rattlesnake English
- snake English
- snake fear English
- snake vine English
- snakebelly English
- snakeberry English
- snakebird English
- snakebit English
- snakebite English
- snakebitten English
- snakedom English
- snakefish English
- snakefly English
- snakehead English
- snakehood English
- snakeless English
- snakelet English
- snakelike English
- snakeline English
- snakeling English
- snakemeat English
- snakemouth English
- snakeneck English
- snakeproof English
- snakeroot English
- snakeshead English
- snakeskin English
- snakess English
- snakestone English
- snakeweed English
- snakewhip English
- snakewise English
- snakewood English
- snakish English
- snaky English
- *negʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- *sneg- Proto-Indo-European
- *snakô Proto-Germanic
- snaca Old English
- नाग Sanskrit
- snókr Old Norse
- *nāgás Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *snako Old Saxon
- snek Volapük
- snek Tok Pisin
- neke Maori
- sneki Sranan Tongo
- jinek Kriol
- sneik Torres Strait Creole