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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/snagilaz

This Proto-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

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

*snagilaz m

  1. snail
    Synonym: *sneggô

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *snagilaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *snagilaz *snagilōz, *snagilōs
vocative *snagil *snagilōz, *snagilōs
accusative *snagilą *snagilanz
genitive *snagilas, *snagilis *snagilǫ̂
dative *snagilai *snagilamaz
instrumental *snagilō *snagilamiz

Descendants

  • Old English: snæġel, snæġl, sneġl
  • Old Saxon: snegil
    • Middle Low German: snēgel
      • Low German: Snagel, Snâel (Westphalian)
  • Old High German: snegil
    • Middle High German: snëgel
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