Where does “Schnecke” come from?

Schnecke (German) comes 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,...

Schnecke (German): snail, slug; An attractive woman; chick; The...

Definitions

  1. snail, slug; An attractive woman; chick; The...

Ancestry of “Schnecke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansnëcke
2Old High Germansneggo
3Proto-Germanicsneggôsnail
4Proto-Germanic-gôAppended to verbs and adjectives to create nouns,...

Words derived from “Schnecke

Every word from Proto-Germanic -gôEvery word from Proto-Germanic sneggôEvery word from Old High German sneggo
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