Where does “nevel” come from?

nevel (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch nēvel, from Old Dutch neval, from Old Portuguese nevar, from Vulgar Latin nivare, from Latin nix, from Proto-Italic sniks, from Proto-Indo-European snígʷʰs — snow.

nevel (Dutch): fog

Definitions

  1. fog

Ancestry of “nevel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchnēvelfog, mist
2Old Dutchneval—
3Old Portuguesenevar—
4Vulgar Latinnivarepresent active infinitive of *nivō
5Latinnixsnow; white hair
6Proto-Italicsnikssnow
7Proto-Indo-Europeansnígʷʰssnow

Words derived from “nevel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European snígʷʰs →Every word from Proto-Italic sniks →Every word from Latin nix →