Where does “*se-snail” come from?

*se-snail (Middle English) comes from Old English sæsnægl, from Old English sǣ, from Proto-West Germanic saiwi, from Proto-Germanic saiwiz, from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European sey- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

Ancestry of “*se-snail”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsæsnæglsea snail
2Old Englishsǣsea, lake
3Proto-West Germanicsaiwisea
4Proto-Germanicsaiwizsea, ocean
5Proto-Germanicsīhwanąto filter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseykʷ-to moisten; to filter
7Proto-Indo-Europeansey-to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

Words derived from “*se-snail”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną →