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Where does “sneeuwwit” come from?

sneeuwwit (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch sneewit, from Old Dutch snēwīt, from Proto-Germanic snaiwahwītaz, from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.

sneeuwwit (Dutch): snow-white; snow

Definitions

  1. snow-white; snow

Ancestry of “sneeuwwit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsneewit—
2Old Dutchsnēwīt—
3Proto-Germanicsnaiwahwītazsnow-white
4Proto-Germanicsnaiwazsnow
5Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
6Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow
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