Where does “snuwen” come from?

snuwen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch snuwen, from Old Dutch snīwan, from Proto-West Germanic snīwan, from Proto-Germanic snīwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.

snuwen (Dutch): to snow

Definitions

  1. to snow

Ancestry of “snuwen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsnuwento snow
2Old Dutchsnīwanto snow
3Proto-West Germanicsnīwanto snow
4Proto-Germanicsnīwanąto snow
5Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic snīwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic snīwan →