Where does “snabbfotad” come from?

snabbfotad (Swedish) comes from Swedish snabb, from Middle High German snaben — to snap, snort.

snabbfotad (Swedish): fleetfooted

Definitions

  1. fleetfooted

Ancestry of “snabbfotad”, step by step

snabbfotad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish snabb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsnabbfast, quick; fast, fast-blow
2Middle High Germansnabento snap, snort

via Swedish fotad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfotad—
Every word from Middle High German snaben →Every word from Swedish snabb →