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Where does “sneeuw” come from?

sneeuw (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch snêe, from Old Dutch snēo, from Proto-West Germanic snaiw, from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.

sneeuw (Dutch): snow; snow, static, noise; cocaine

Definitions

  1. snow; snow, static, noise; cocaine

Ancestry of “sneeuw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsnêe—
2Old Dutchsnēo—
3Proto-West Germanicsnaiwsnow
4Proto-Germanicsnaiwazsnow
5Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
6Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow

Words derived from “sneeuw”

  • sneeuwbril
  • sneeuwleeuw
  • sneeuwpanter
  • sneeuwbeer
  • sneeuwluipaard
  • sneeuwketting
  • sneeuwgeit
  • sneeuwkanon
  • sneeuwuil
  • sneeuwgans
  • sneeuwkristal
  • sneeuwdek
  • bloedsneeuw
  • sneeuwhaas
  • sneeuwkroon
  • sneeuwpudding
  • sneeuwhut
  • sneeuwmug
  • sneeuwwoestijn
  • sneeuwploeg
  • sneeuwfrees
  • sneeuwkleed
  • sneeuwhoos
  • sneeuwanker
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