snäcka
Swedish
noun
Definitions
- seashell
- (anatomy) cochlea
- a small earphone, to be placed inside the ear
- (slang) an attractive woman
Etymology
Derived from Middle High German snëgge derived from Old High German sneggo derived from Proto-Germanic *sneggô.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*sneggô
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- kermanekka Finnish
- nekka Finnish
- Schnecke German
- *sneggô Proto-Germanic
- kanel Swedish
- kanelsnäcka Swedish
- solfjäder Swedish
- solfjäderssnäcka Swedish
- sneggo Old High German
- snegge Middle High German
- snëgge Middle High German