Where does “snigelfart” come from?

snigelfart (Swedish) comes from Swedish fart, from Middle Low German vart, from Old Saxon fard, from Proto-West Germanic fardi, from Proto-Germanic fardiz, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

snigelfart (Swedish): snail's pace

Definitions

  1. snail's pace

Ancestry of “snigelfart”, step by step

snigelfart traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish fart

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfartspeed
2Middle Low Germanvarttraffic, journey
3Old Saxonfardtraffic, journey
4Proto-West Germanicfardijourney, voyage
5Proto-Germanicfardizjourney, voyage
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Swedish snigel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsnigela snail or slug, member of the Gastropoda class
2Old Swedishsnighil—
3Old Norsesnigillsnail
4Proto-Germanicsnigilazsnail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fardiz →
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