Old English · noun
snecga
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- weak
- IPA
- /ˈsneɡ.ɡɑ/
- Syllables
- ˈsneɡ · ɡɑ (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- snagsnegsnail
Meaning
-
snail
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *sneggō, from Proto-Germanic *sneggô, equivalent to Proto-Germanic *sneg-, *snag- (“to creep, crawl”) + -ga (diminutive suffix). Cognate with Old High German sneggo, snecko (“snail”).
Descendants
snag, sneg
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