Where does “snabbis” come from?

snabbis (Swedish) comes from Swedish is, from Old Swedish is, from Old Norse íss, from Proto-Germanic īsą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- — ice, frost.

snabbis (Swedish): a quickie, something of short duration

Definitions

  1. a quickie, something of short duration

Ancestry of “snabbis”, step by step

snabbis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish is

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishisIce; frozen water; Ice; a sheet of ice lying on a...
2Old Swedishis—
3Old Norseíssice
4Proto-Germanicīsąice
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost

via Swedish snabb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsnabbfast, quick; fast, fast-blow
2Middle High Germansnabento snap, snort
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic īsą →Every word from Old Norse íss →