Where does “Weinbergschnecke” come from?

Weinbergschnecke (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,...

Weinbergschnecke (German): apple snail, escargot

Definitions

  1. apple snail, escargot

Ancestry of “Weinbergschnecke”, step by step

Weinbergschnecke 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 Weinberg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWeinbergvineyard
2Middle High Germanwīnberc—
Every word from Proto-Germanic -gô →Every word from Proto-Germanic sneggô →Every word from Old High German sneggo →