Where does “sne” come from?
sne (Danish) comes from Old Frisian snē, from Proto-West Germanic snaiw, from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.
sne (Danish): snow; to snow
Definitions
- snow; to snow
Ancestry of “sne”, step by step
sne traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Frisian snē
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | snē | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | snaiw | snow |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | snaiwaz | snow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | snóygʷʰos | snow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sneygʷʰ- | to snow |
via Old Norse snjófa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | snjófa | — |
via Old High German snēo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old High German | snēo | snow |