Where does “Schneckentempo” come from?

Schneckentempo (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,...

Schneckentempo (German): snail's pace

Definitions

  1. snail's pace

Ancestry of “Schneckentempo”, step by step

Schneckentempo 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 tempo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantempotempo, pace rate, speed
2Italiantempotime; time, age, period; part
3Latintempustime, period, age; season; kairos, right time,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeantemposstretch
5Proto-Indo-Europeantemp-to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...
Every word from Proto-Germanic -gô →Every word from Proto-Germanic sneggô →Every word from Old High German sneggo →