Where does “sneeuwbol” come from?
sneeuwbol (Dutch) comes from Dutch sneeuw, 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.
sneeuwbol (Dutch): snow globe
Ancestry of “sneeuwbol”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | sneeuw | snow; snow, static, noise; cocaine |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | snêe | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | snēo | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | snaiw | snow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | snaiwaz | snow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | snóygʷʰos | snow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sneygʷʰ- | to snow |