Where does “snile” come from?

snile (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse snigill, from Proto-Germanic snigilaz — snail.

snile (Norwegian Bokmål): Alternative form of snegl

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of snegl

Ancestry of “snile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesnigillsnail
2Proto-Germanicsnigilazsnail
Every word from Proto-Germanic snigilaz →Every word from Old Norse snigill →