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Where does “*snël” come from?
*snël (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic snellaz, from Proto-Indo-European snedʰlos.
Ancestry of “*snël”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
snellaz
active, bold, quick
2
Proto-Indo-European
snedʰlos
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Words derived from “*snël”
snell
snel
snel
Snelhart
schnell
snel
schnell
schnell
שנעל
snäll
Stromschnelle
schnellstmöglich
Schnellzug
Schnellrestaurant
vorschnell
Schnellboot
Schnellstraße
schnellwachsend
pfeilschnell
Schnellspanner
schnelllebig
sekundenschnell
Schnellkochtopf
Schnellgericht
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