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Where does “snöggäs” come from?

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

snöggäs (Westrobothnian): to be stingy, greedy

Definitions

  1. to be stingy, greedy

Ancestry of “snöggäs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Westrobothniansnöggscant
2Old Norsesnøggr—
3Proto-Norsesnaggwu-—
Every word from Proto-Norse snaggwu- →