Where does “snill” come from?

snill (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse snjallr, from Proto-Germanic snellaz, from Proto-Indo-European snedʰlos.

snill (Norwegian Bokmål): kind; sweet

Definitions

  1. kind; sweet

Ancestry of “snill”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesnjallrwell-spoken, eloquent; good, excellent; valiant
2Proto-Germanicsnellazactive, bold, quick
3Proto-Indo-Europeansnedʰlos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European snedʰlos →Every word from Proto-Germanic snellaz →Every word from Old Norse snjallr →