Where does “snel” come from?

snel (Middle High German) comes from Old High German snel, from Proto-West Germanic *snël, from Proto-Germanic snellaz, from Proto-Indo-European snedʰlos.

Ancestry of “snel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansnelnimble, brave, quick, lively; warlike, lively,...
2Proto-West Germanic*snël—
3Proto-Germanicsnellazactive, bold, quick
4Proto-Indo-Europeansnedʰlos—

Words derived from “snel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European snedʰlos →Every word from Proto-Germanic snellaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *snël →