Reconstruction:Old Dutch/snuoc

This Old Dutch 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.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *snōk, from Proto-Germanic *snōkaz, from the verb *snakaną (“to crawl”), related to *sneganą. Related to Old Norse snókr (“snake”).

Noun

*snuoc m

  1. pike (fish)

Inflection

Declension of *snuoc (masculine a-stem noun)
case singular plural
nominative *snuoc *snuoca
accusative *snuoc *snuoca
genitive *snuokes *snuoco
dative *snuoke *snuocon

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: snoec
    • Dutch: snoek
      • Afrikaans: snoek
      • → Papiamentu: snuk, snoek
      • → Sranan Tongo: snuku
        • → Kari'na: sinuku

Further reading

  • “snuoc”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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