Where does “schnell” come from?

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

schnell (German): quick, fast; quickly; again; quick

Definitions

  1. quick, fast; quickly; again; quick

Ancestry of “schnell”, step by step

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

Words derived from “schnell

Every word from Proto-Indo-European snedʰlos
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