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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”

  • fleischschnacka
  • Purpurschnecke
  • Schneckentempo
  • Weinbergschnecke
  • Nacktschnecke
  • Posthornschnecke
  • Kugelschnecke
  • Schneckenpost
  • schneckenartig
  • Schneckenhaus
  • Zimtschnecke
  • Fleischschnecke
  • šnek
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