Where does “Achatschnecke” come from?

Achatschnecke (German) comes from German Schnecke, from Middle High German snëcke, from Old High German sneggo, from Proto-Germanic sneggô, from Proto-Germanic -gô — Appended to verbs and adjectives to create nouns,...

Achatschnecke (German): achatine snail (Achatinidae)

Definitions

  1. achatine snail (Achatinidae)

Ancestry of “Achatschnecke”, step by step

Achatschnecke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schnecke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchneckesnail, slug; An attractive woman; chick; The...
2Middle High Germansnëcke—
3Old High Germansneggo—
4Proto-Germanicsneggôsnail
5Proto-Germanic-gôAppended to verbs and adjectives to create nouns,...

via German achāt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanachātagate
2Middle High Germanachāt—
Every word from Proto-Germanic -gô →Every word from Proto-Germanic sneggô →Every word from Old High German sneggo →