Snail etymology

English

English word snail comes from Proto-Germanic - ilaz, Proto-Germanic *snag-, and later Proto-Germanic *snagilaz (Snail.)

Detailed word origin of snail

Dictionary entry Language Definition
- ilaz Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)
*snag- Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)
*snagilaz Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Snail.
snæġel Old English (ang)
snaile Middle English (enm)
snail English (en) (engineering) A spiral cam, or a flat piece of metal of spirally curved outline, used for giving motion to, or changing the position of, another part, as the hammer tail of a striking clock.. (informal, by extension) A slow person; a sluggard.. (military, historical) A tortoise or testudo; a movable roof or shed to protect besiegers.. Any of very many animals (either hermaphroditic or [...]

Words with the same origin as snail

Descendants of - ilaz

bride heel