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schnacken

Meaning

to talk, to speak

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃnakən/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from German Low German snacken, from Middle Low German snacken, from Proto-Germanic *snakkōną (“to open the mouth”). Cognate with Dutch snakken, whence English snack, whence the German doublet Snack. Also related with English snatch and probably (with a different geminate) German schnappen, Dutch snappen, both originally “to snatch”.

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