Where does “Nacktschnecke” come from?

Nacktschnecke (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,...

Nacktschnecke (German): slug; nudibranch

Definitions

  1. slug; nudibranch

Ancestry of “Nacktschnecke”, step by step

Nacktschnecke 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 nackt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannacktnaked; bare
2Middle High Germannacket—
3Old High Germannackutnaked
4Proto-Germanicnakwadaznaked
5Proto-Indo-Europeannogʷósbare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude
Every word from Proto-Germanic -gô →Every word from Proto-Germanic sneggô →Every word from Old High German sneggo →