Where does “vernevelaar” come from?

vernevelaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch vernevelen, 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 — snow.

vernevelaar (Dutch): nebulizer

Definitions

  1. nebulizer

Ancestry of “vernevelaar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvernevelento nebulize
2Dutchnevelfog
3Middle Dutchnēvelfog, mist
4Old Dutchneval—
5Old Portuguesenevar—
6Vulgar Latinnivarepresent active infinitive of *nivō
7Latinnixsnow; white hair
8Proto-Italicsnikssnow
9Proto-Indo-Europeansnígʷʰssnow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European snígʷʰs →Every word from Proto-Italic sniks →Every word from Latin nix →