Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/snagil

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Alternative forms

• *snigilaz

Etymology

Unknown. Has been compared to Proto-Indo-European *sneg- (“to crawl; creeping thing”) (whence *snakô (“snake”)), but the unshifted *g is unexpected. Suffixed with *-ilaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsnɑ.ɣi.lɑz/

Noun

*snagil m

1. snail

   Synonym: *sneggô

Related terms

• *sneggô

Descendants

• Old English: snæġel, snæġl, sneġl
  • Middle English: snaile, snele, snawile, snayle
    • Scots: snail
    • English: snail
• Old Saxon: snegil
  • Middle Low German: snēgel
    • Low German: Snagel, Snâel (Westphalian)
• Old High German: snegil
  • Middle High German: snëgel
    • German: Schnegel