Where does “Bananenschnecke” come from?

Bananenschnecke (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,...

Bananenschnecke (German): banana slug

Definitions

  1. banana slug

Ancestry of “Bananenschnecke”, step by step

Bananenschnecke 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 Banane

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBananebanana
2Portuguesebananabanana; penis; bras d'honneur
3Wolofbanaanabanana
Every word from Proto-Germanic -gô →