Where does “snæghæl” come from?

snæghæl (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse snigill, from Proto-Germanic snigilaz — snail.

Ancestry of “snæghæl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesnigillsnail
2Proto-Germanicsnigilazsnail

Words derived from “snæghæl

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