Where does “Schnellzug” come from?

Schnellzug (German) comes from German schnell, from Middle High German snel, from Old High German snel, from Proto-West Germanic *snël, from Proto-Germanic snellaz, from Proto-Indo-European snedʰlos.

Schnellzug (German): express train

Definitions

  1. express train

Ancestry of “Schnellzug”, step by step

Schnellzug traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German schnell

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschnellquick, fast; quickly; again; quick
2Middle High Germansnel—
3Old High Germansnelnimble, brave, quick, lively; warlike, lively,...
4Proto-West Germanic*snël—
5Proto-Germanicsnellazactive, bold, quick
6Proto-Indo-Europeansnedʰlos—

via German zug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzugprocession
2Middle High Germanzuc—
3Proto-Germanictugiza drawing, tug, pull
4Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

Words derived from “Schnellzug”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European snedʰlos →Every word from Proto-Germanic snellaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *snël →