Etymology

snakelike

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Today it means: Resembling a snake; long, thin and flexible, or waving about in a snake-like manner; snaky. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English snake
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  1. Proto-Germanic*sneganą
  2. Proto-Germanic*snakaną
  3. Proto-West Germanic*snakan
  4. Proto-West Germanic*snakō
  5. Old Englishsnaca
  6. Middle Englishsnake
  7. Englishsnake
  8. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  9. Proto-Germanic*līką
  10. English todaysnakelike

From snake + -like.

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