Where does “snel” come from?
snel (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch snel, from Old Dutch snel, from Proto-West Germanic *snell, from Proto-Germanic snellaz, from Proto-Indo-European snedʰlos.
snel (Dutch): fast, quick, rapid
Ancestry of “snel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | snel | fast, quick, rapid |
| 2 | Old Dutch | snel | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *snell | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | snellaz | active, bold, quick |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | snedʰlos | — |
Words derived from “snel”