Where does “tjejsnack” come from?

tjejsnack (Swedish) comes from Swedish snack, from Swedish snäcka, from Middle High German snëgge, from Old High German sneggo, from Proto-Germanic sneggô, from Proto-Germanic -gô — Appended to verbs and adjectives to create nouns,...

tjejsnack (Swedish): girl talk

Definitions

  1. girl talk

Ancestry of “tjejsnack”, step by step

tjejsnack traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish snack

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsnacktalk, speech
2Swedishsnäckaseashell; cochlea; a small earphone, to be placed...
3Middle High Germansnëgge—
4Old High Germansneggo—
5Proto-Germanicsneggôsnail
6Proto-Germanic-gôAppended to verbs and adjectives to create nouns,...

via Swedish tjej

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtjejgirl, gal; A adult female person; girlfriend
2Tavringer Romanitjej—
Every word from Proto-Germanic -gô →Every word from Proto-Germanic sneggô →Every word from Old High German sneggo →
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