Where does “snigelaktig” come from?

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

snigelaktig (Swedish): snaillike

Definitions

  1. snaillike

Ancestry of “snigelaktig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsnigela snail or slug, member of the Gastropoda class
2Old Swedishsnighil—
3Old Norsesnigillsnail
4Proto-Germanicsnigilazsnail
Every word from Proto-Germanic snigilaz →Every word from Old Norse snigill →Every word from Old Swedish snighil →