Where does “sneglefart” come from?
sneglefart (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål fart, from Middle Low German vart, from Old Saxon fard, from Proto-West Germanic fardi, from Proto-Germanic fardiz, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
sneglefart (Norwegian Bokmål): a snail's pace
Definitions
- a snail's pace
Ancestry of “sneglefart”, step by step
sneglefart traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål fart
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | fart | velocity, speed; movement, motion; transportation |
| 2 | Middle Low German | vart | traffic, journey |
| 3 | Old Saxon | fard | traffic, journey |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fardi | journey, voyage |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fardiz | journey, voyage |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |