Where does “snöggur” come from?

snöggur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse snøggr, from Proto-Norse snaggwu-.

snöggur (Icelandic): short; quick, swift, speedy

Definitions

  1. short; quick, swift, speedy

Ancestry of “snöggur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesnøggrswift; fast; quick; rapid
2Proto-Norsesnaggwu-—
Every word from Proto-Norse snaggwu- →Every word from Old Norse snøggr →
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