Where does “sneeu” come from?

sneeu (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch sneeuw, from Middle Dutch snêe, from Old Dutch snēo, from Proto-West Germanic snaiw, from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.

sneeu (Afrikaans): snow

Definitions

  1. snow

Ancestry of “sneeu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsneeuwsnow; snow, static, noise; cocaine
2Middle Dutchsnêesnow
3Old Dutchsnēosnow
4Proto-West Germanicsnaiwsnow
5Proto-Germanicsnaiwazsnow
6Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
7Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz →
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