Where does “snällhet” come from?
snällhet (Swedish) comes from Swedish snäll, 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.
snällhet (Swedish): kindness
Definitions
- kindness
Ancestry of “snällhet”, step by step
snällhet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish snäll
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | snäll | kind, nice; obedient; fast |
| 2 | German | schnell | quick, fast; quickly; again; quick |
| 3 | Middle High German | snel | — |
| 4 | Old High German | snel | nimble, brave, quick, lively; warlike, lively,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *snël | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | snellaz | active, bold, quick |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | snedʰlos | — |