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snyEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
Of obscure origin. Likely from late Middle English sniȝen, snyȝen (“to creep”), from Old Danish *snigæ (whence modern Danish snige), from Old Norse sníkja (“to crawl, creep”). If so, doublet of sneak.
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First attested in 1674; its etymology is unknown.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗snyEnglish (en) · Etymology 3Source text
First attested in 1711; its etymology is unknown; perhaps from Proto-Germanic *snōwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sneh₁- (“to wind; twist; braid; plait”). Compare snying and the Danish sno (“to twine”, “to twist”).
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗snyEnglish (en) · Etymology 4Source text
First attested with this spelling in 1893; see snye.
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