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

*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

*snagilaz m

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

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