Where does “snel” come from?

snel (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic *snell, from Proto-Germanic snellaz, from Proto-Indo-European snedʰlos.

snel (Old Dutch): quick, rapid

Definitions

  1. quick, rapid

Ancestry of “snel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*snell—
2Proto-Germanicsnellazactive, bold, quick
3Proto-Indo-Europeansnedʰlos—

Words derived from “snel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European snedʰlos →Every word from Proto-Germanic snellaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *snell →