Where does “snögg” come from?

snögg (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse snøggr, from Proto-Norse snaggwu-.

snögg (Westrobothnian): scant

Definitions

  1. scant

Ancestry of “snögg”, step by step

snögg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse snøggr

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

via Old Norse snǫggr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesnǫggrswift; fast; quick; rapid

Words derived from “snögg”

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