Where does “hörselsnäcka” come from?

hörselsnäcka (Swedish) comes from Swedish snäcka, from Middle High German snëgge, from Old High German sneggo, from Proto-Germanic sneggô, from Proto-Germanic -gô — Appended to verbs and adjectives to create nouns,...

hörselsnäcka (Swedish): cochlea

Definitions

  1. cochlea

Ancestry of “hörselsnäcka”, step by step

hörselsnäcka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish snäcka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsnäckaseashell; cochlea; a small earphone, to be placed...
2Middle High Germansnëgge—
3Old High Germansneggo—
4Proto-Germanicsneggôsnail
5Proto-Germanic-gôAppended to verbs and adjectives to create nouns,...

via Middle Dutch horsel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhorsel—
2Proto-Germanichursulǭ—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥h₂sro-hornet
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn
Every word from Proto-Germanic -gô →Every word from Proto-Germanic sneggô →Every word from Old High German sneggo →
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