Reconstruction:Old Dutch/snel

This Old Dutch entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Dutch

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *snell, from Proto-Germanic *snellaz. Compare Old English snell, Old High German snel and Old Norse snjallr.

Adjective

*snel

  1. quick, rapid

Declension

Declension of *snel (a-stem)
strong declension
case masculine feminine neuter plural
nominative *snel *snel *snel *snella, *snelle
accusative *snellan, *snellen *snella *snel *snella, *snelle
genitive *snelles *snellero *snelles *snellero
dative *snellin, *snellemo *snellero *snellin, *snellemo *snellon
weak declension
case masculine feminine neuter plural
nominative *snello *snella *snella *snellon
accusative *snellon *snellon *snella *snellon
genitive *snellin *snellon *snellin *snellono
dative *snellin *snellon *snellin *snellon

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: snel
    • Dutch: snel
    • Limburgish: snel

Further reading

  • “*snel”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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