Where does “snel” come from?

snel (Ladin) 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.

snel (Ladin): fast, quick; fast, quickly

Definitions

  1. fast, quick; fast, quickly

Ancestry of “snel”, 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—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European snedʰlos →Every word from Proto-Germanic snellaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *snël →