snell
English
/snɛl/
adj
Definitions
- Quick, smart; sharp, active, brisk or nimble; lively.
- quick-Quick-witted; witty.
- Harsh; severe.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English snell (fast, quick) inherited from Old English snel, snell (lively, quick) inherited from Proto-Germanic *snellaz (active, quick, bold, sudden, swift, brisk).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*snellaz
Gloss
active, quick, bold, sudden, swift, brisk
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Property
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- snelly English
- *snellus Latin
- Schnelle German
- Schnellimbiss German
- Schnellkochtopf German
- Schnellkurs German
- Schnellspanner German
- Schnellzug German
- pfeilschnell German
- schnell German
- schnelllebig German
- schnellstmöglich German
- schnellwachsend German
- sekundenschnell German
- vorschnell German
- snellamente Italian
- snellezza Italian
- snellità Italian
- snello Italian
- bliksemsnel Dutch, Flemish
- pijlsnel Dutch, Flemish
- snel Dutch, Flemish
- snelheid Dutch, Flemish
- snelkookpan Dutch, Flemish
- snelkookrijst Dutch, Flemish
- snelkoppeling Dutch, Flemish
- snelschrift Dutch, Flemish
- snelspanner Dutch, Flemish
- sneltest Dutch, Flemish
- sneltrein Dutch, Flemish
- snelverband Dutch, Flemish
- snelverkeer Dutch, Flemish
- snelweg Dutch, Flemish
- snill Norwegian Bokmål
- *snellaz Proto-Germanic
- snäll Swedish
- snill Norwegian Nynorsk
- snel, snell Old English
- snell Middle English
- snelly Middle English
- snjallr Old Norse
- eneslepas Old French
- isnel Old French
- snjall Icelandic
- snel Middle Dutch
- snel Old High German
- snel Middle High German
- schnell Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *snel Old Dutch
- snjäll Westrobothnian
- *snell Frankish