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Where does “snelweg” come from?

snelweg (Dutch) comes from Dutch snel, from Middle Dutch snel, from Old Dutch snel, from Proto-West Germanic *snell, from Proto-Germanic snellaz, from Proto-Indo-European snedʰlos.

snelweg (Dutch): freeway, highway, motorway

Definitions

  1. freeway, highway, motorway

Ancestry of “snelweg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsnelfast, quick, rapid
2Middle Dutchsnelfast, quick, rapid
3Old Dutchsnel—
4Proto-West Germanic*snell—
5Proto-Germanicsnellazactive, bold, quick
6Proto-Indo-Europeansnedʰlos—

Words derived from “snelweg”

  • autosnelweg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European snedʰlos →