Where does “Schnigj” come from?

Schnigj (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German snigge, from Old Saxon sneggio, from Proto-West Germanic *snaggjō — snail.

Schnigj (Plautdietsch): snail

Definitions

  1. snail

Ancestry of “Schnigj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germansnigge—
2Old Saxonsneggio—
3Proto-West Germanic*snaggjōsnail

Words derived from “Schnigj”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *snaggjō →Every word from Old Saxon sneggio →Every word from Middle Low German snigge →