Where does “snöggäst” come from?

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

snöggäst (Westrobothnian): hardly

Definitions

  1. hardly

Ancestry of “snöggäst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Westrobothniansnöggscant
2Old Norsesnøggrswift; fast; quick; rapid
3Proto-Norsesnaggwu-—
Every word from Proto-Norse snaggwu- →Every word from Old Norse snøggr →Every word from Westrobothnian snögg →