Where does “snell” come from?

snell (Middle English) comes from Old English snell, from Proto-Germanic snellaz, from Proto-Indo-European snedʰlos.

snell (Middle English): quick, fast

Definitions

  1. quick, fast

Ancestry of “snell”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsnelllively, quick
2Proto-Germanicsnellazactive, bold, quick
3Proto-Indo-Europeansnedʰlos—

Words derived from “snell”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European snedʰlos →Every word from Proto-Germanic snellaz →Every word from Old English snell →