Where does “snigil” come from?

snigil (Faroese) comes from Old Norse snigill, from Proto-Germanic snigilaz — snail.

snigil (Faroese): snail

Definitions

  1. snail

Ancestry of “snigil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesnigillsnail
2Proto-Germanicsnigilazsnail
Every word from Proto-Germanic snigilaz →Every word from Old Norse snigill →
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