Where does “Kugelschnecke” come from?

Kugelschnecke (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,...

Kugelschnecke (German): A sea hare of the genus Akera

Definitions

  1. A sea hare of the genus Akera

Ancestry of “Kugelschnecke”, step by step

Kugelschnecke 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 kugel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankugelinflection of kugeln: ## first-person singular...
2Proto-Germanickuggilazknobbed instrument
3Proto-Germanickuggǭcog, swelling
4Proto-Indo-Europeangewgʰ-swelling, bow
5Proto-Indo-Europeangēw-to bend, arch
Every word from Proto-Germanic -gô →Every word from Proto-Germanic sneggô →Every word from Old High German sneggo →