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Where does “snëcke” come from?

snëcke (Middle High German) comes from Old High German sneggo, from Proto-Germanic sneggô, from Proto-Germanic -gô — Appended to verbs and adjectives to create nouns,...

Ancestry of “snëcke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansneggo—
2Proto-Germanicsneggôsnail
3Proto-Germanic-gôAppended to verbs and adjectives to create nouns,...

Words derived from “snëcke”

  • snäcka
  • kanelsnäcka
  • solfjäderssnäcka
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