Where does “*snell” come from?

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

Ancestry of “*snell”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsnellazactive, bold, quick
2Proto-Indo-Europeansnedʰlos—

Words derived from “*snell”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European snedʰlos →Every word from Proto-Germanic snellaz →