English
Snotley
Snotley comes from Old English leah ‘clearing, meadow’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *lewk- ‘bright’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lewk-‘bright’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*lówkos‘clearing’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*lauhaz‘clearing’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*lauh‘clearing’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150leah‘clearing, meadow’
- Englishearliest quotation 2002Snotley
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lewk-‘bright’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*lówkos‘clearing’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*lauhaz‘clearing’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*lauh‘clearing’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150leah‘clearing, meadow’
- Englishearliest quotation 2002Snotley
Earliest quotation: 2002, Patrick M Geahan, Re: NEWS: AMA endorsing BFing: “If so, I call bullshit...if I can't eat in,…”
Formed from -leigh
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *lewk- ‘bright’
light, low, link, los, lucy, ounce, lunar, luna, illumination, lux, illuminate, lucid, translucent, lumen, lynx, luminous, luce, lumia, luminosity, lum, lune, loach, luminescent, luminary, leucine, luminal, 75 more
through Old English leah ‘clearing, meadow’
Today it means
name Used as a generic name for an ill-behaved or spoiled child.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *lewk- / Snotley