Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sneggô

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Etymology

From *sneg- +‎ *-gô.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsneɣ.ɣɔːː/

Noun

*sneggô m

snail

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *sneggô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*sneggô	*snegganiz
vocative	*sneggô	*snegganiz
accusative	*snegganų	*snegganunz
genitive	*snigginiz	*snegganǫ̂
dative	*sniggini	*sneggammaz
instrumental	*snigginē	*sneggammiz

Related terms

*snigilaz

Descendants

Old English: *snecga
- Middle English: snegge; (snigge, snygge)
  - English: sneg, snag (dialectal); (snig (dialectal); sniggle (verb))
Old Saxon: sneggo
- Middle Low German: snigge, snicke
  - German Low German: Snigg
  - Low German: snigge
  - Plautdietsch: Schnigj
    - Dutch: snigge
Old Dutch: *sneggo, *snekko
- Middle Dutch: schnecke (in the Eastern parts of the Middle Dutch language area)
Old High German: sneggo, snecco
- Middle High German: snëgge, snëcke
  - Alemannic German: Schnägg
  - German: Schnecke
    - → Dutch: snek
  - → Swedish: snäcka