Where does “snygg” come from?

snygg (Swedish) comes from Old Norse snøggr, from Proto-Norse snaggwu-.

snygg (Swedish): handsome, good-looking; clean; cool

Definitions

  1. handsome, good-looking; clean; cool

Ancestry of “snygg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesnøggrswift; fast; quick; rapid
2Proto-Norsesnaggwu-—

Words derived from “snygg”

Every word from Proto-Norse snaggwu- →Every word from Old Norse snøggr →