Where does “nevelen” come from?

nevelen (Dutch) comes from Dutch nevel, 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.

nevelen (Dutch): to be foggy

Definitions

  1. to be foggy

Ancestry of “nevelen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnevelfog
2Middle Dutchnēvelfog, mist
3Old Dutchneval—
4Old Portuguesenevar—
5Vulgar Latinnivarepresent active infinitive of *nivō
6Latinnixsnow; white hair
7Proto-Italicsnikssnow
8Proto-Indo-Europeansnígʷʰssnow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European snígʷʰs →Every word from Proto-Italic sniks →Every word from Latin nix →