Type Word Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "quick, fast" [1]. Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & Culturessnel(Anglo-Saxon) snel(Old Dutch) snel(Old High German) Surname DescendantsSnel(Dutch) Snell, Snelling(English) Schnell(German) Sources & References Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 357.