Where does “шнелка” come from?

шнелка (Russian) comes from German Schnellstraße, from German schnell, from Middle High German snel, from Old High German snel, from Proto-West Germanic *snël, from Proto-Germanic snellaz, from Proto-Indo-European snedʰlos.

шнелка (Russian): freeway, expressway

Definitions

  1. freeway, expressway

Ancestry of “шнелка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchnellstraßeexpressway; highway
2Germanschnellquick, fast; quickly; again; quick
3Middle High Germansnel—
4Old High Germansnelnimble, brave, quick, lively; warlike, lively,...
5Proto-West Germanic*snël—
6Proto-Germanicsnellazactive, bold, quick
7Proto-Indo-Europeansnedʰlos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European snedʰlos →