English
snakeling
From snake + -ling.
Formed from snake + -ling
Proto-Germanic *sneganą ‘to crawl, creep’
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Proto-West Germanic *snakan ‘to creep, slide’
Proto-West Germanic *snakō ‘slider, snake’
Old English snaca ‘snake, serpent, reptile’
Middle English snake
English snake
Today it means
noun a snake hatchling
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / snakeling