Etymology Explorer
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Where does “snæghæl” come from?
snæghæl (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse snigill, from Proto-Germanic snigilaz — snail.
Ancestry of “snæghæl”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old Norse
snigill
snail
2
Proto-Germanic
snigilaz
snail
Words derived from “snæghæl”
snegl
kanelsnegl
snegl
snegle
sneglehus
sneglefart
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