snjäll

Westrobothnian

adjective

Definitions

quick, fast

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse snjallr (skilful, excellent) 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

snill Norwegian Bokmål
*snellaz Proto-Germanic
snäll Swedish
snill Norwegian Nynorsk
snel, snell Old English
snjallr Old Norse
snjall Icelandic
snel Old High German
*snel Old Dutch
*snell Frankish