Where does “snigel” come from?

snigel (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish snighil, from Old Norse snigill, from Proto-Germanic snigilaz — snail.

snigel (Swedish): a snail or slug, member of the Gastropoda class

Definitions

  1. a snail or slug, member of the Gastropoda class

Ancestry of “snigel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishsnighil—
2Old Norsesnigillsnail
3Proto-Germanicsnigilazsnail

Words derived from “snigel”

Every word from Proto-Germanic snigilaz →Every word from Old Norse snigill →Every word from Old Swedish snighil →