Where does “nevelig” come from?
nevelig (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.
nevelig (Dutch): foggy, nebulous
Ancestry of “nevelig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | nevel | fog |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | nēvel | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | neval | — |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | nevar | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | nivare | present active infinitive of *nivō |
| 6 | Latin | nix | snow; white hair |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | sniks | snow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | snígʷʰs | snow |