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Where does “sneġel” come from?

sneġel (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic snagilaz — snail.

Ancestry of “sneġel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsnagilazsnail

Words derived from “sneġel”

  • snail
  • snaillike
  • snaily
  • snailish
  • snailshell
  • snailery
  • snailfish
  • seasnail
  • snailless
  • snailase
  • snailflower
  • pebblesnail
  • snayle
  • snaile
Every word from Proto-Germanic snagilaz →