Where does “snell” come from?

snell (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic snellaz, from Proto-Indo-European snedʰlos.

Ancestry of “snell”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsnellazactive, bold, quick
2Proto-Indo-Europeansnedʰlos—

Words derived from “snell”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European snedʰlos →Every word from Proto-Germanic snellaz →
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