Where does “snayle” come from?

snayle (Middle English) comes from Old English sneġel, from Proto-Germanic snagilaz — snail.

snayle (Middle English): A snail or slug; A turtle or other similar...

Definitions

  1. A snail or slug; A turtle or other similar...

Ancestry of “snayle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsneġela snail or slug, a gastropod
2Proto-Germanicsnagilazsnail

Words derived from “snayle

Every word from Proto-Germanic snagilazEvery word from Old English sneġel