Where does “snigel” come from?

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

snigel (Norwegian Nynorsk): snail or slug, member of the Gastropoda class

Definitions

  1. snail or slug, member of the Gastropoda class

Ancestry of “snigel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesnigillsnail
2Proto-Germanicsnigilazsnail

Words derived from “snigel

Every word from Proto-Germanic snigilazEvery word from Old Norse snigill