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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/snellaz
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly from Pre-Germanic *snedʰlos, from Proto-Indo-European *snedʰ- (“to cut”), a root probably also attested in *snadō (“cut, wound”). If so, the meaning might have developed from "cutting" > "eager to cut" > "eager, active, quick, brave (in battle)". For the assimilation of -dl- to -ll-, see also *stallaz, *knullaz, *trullōną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsnel.lɑz/
Adjective
snellaz
- active, bold, quick
Inflection
Declension of *snellaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *snellaz | *snellai | *snellō | *snellôz | *snellą, -atō | *snellō |
| Accusative | *snellanǭ | *snellanz | *snellǭ | *snellōz | *snellą, -atō | *snellō |
| Genitive | *snellas, -is | *snellaizǫ̂ | *snellaizōz | *snellaizǫ̂ | *snellas, -is | *snellaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *snellammai | *snellaimaz | *snellaizōi | *snellaimaz | *snellammai | *snellaimaz |
| Instrumental | *snellanō | *snellaimiz | *snellaizō | *snellaimiz | *snellanō | *snellaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *snellô | *snellaniz | *snellǭ | *snellōniz | *snellô | *snellōnō |
| Accusative | *snellanų | *snellanunz | *snellōnų | *snellōnunz | *snellô | *snellōnō |
| Genitive | *snelliniz | *snellanǫ̂ | *snellōniz | *snellōnǫ̂ | *snelliniz | *snellanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *snellini | *snellammaz | *snellōni | *snellōmaz | *snellini | *snellammaz |
| Instrumental | *snellinē | *snellammiz | *snellōnē | *snellōmiz | *snellinē | *snellammiz |
Derived terms
- *snellāną
- *snillį̄
- *snilliþō
Descendants
- Old English: snel, snell
- Middle English: snell
- Scots: snell
- English: snell
- Middle English: snell
- Old Frisian: snel
- Old Saxon: snel, snell
- Middle Low German: snel
- Frankish: *snel
- Old Dutch: *snel
- Middle Dutch: snel, snell
- Dutch: snel
- Afrikaans: snel
- Dutch: snel
- Middle Dutch: snel, snell
- → Vulgar Latin: *snellus
- Old French: esnel, isnel
- Occitan: isnel, irnel
- Italian: snello
- Old Dutch: *snel
- Old High German: snel
- Middle High German: snël
- Alemannic German:
- Alsatian: schnëll
- German: schnell
- Alemannic German:
- Middle High German: snël
- Old Norse: snjallr
- Icelandic: snjallur, snjall
- Faroese: snjallur
- Norwegian: snill
- Old Swedish: sniælder, snælder
- Swedish: snäll
- Old Danish: snialdær, sniældær, snildær, sniæll
- Danish: snild
- Westrobothnian: snjäll
- Gutnish: snäldar, snällar