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Where does “ingesneeuwd” come from?

ingesneeuwd (Dutch) comes from Dutch insneeuwen, from Dutch sneeuwen, from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī, from Proto-Germanic andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos — on, onto.

ingesneeuwd (Dutch): snowed in

Definitions

  1. snowed in

Ancestry of “ingesneeuwd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchinsneeuwento snow in
2Dutchsneeuwento snow; snowy, consisting of snow; snow white,...
3Dutchenand; well, so; plus, and
4Middle Dutchendeand; end
5Old Dutchendiend
6Proto-West Germanicandīend
7Proto-Germanicandijazend
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
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