Where does “neve” come from?

neve (English) comes from French névé, from Franco-Provençal névi, from Latin nivatus, from Latin nix, from Proto-Italic sniks, from Proto-Indo-European snígʷʰs — snow.

neve (English): Nephew; A male cousin; A grandson

Definitions

  1. Nephew; A male cousin; A grandson

Ancestry of “neve”, step by step

neve traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French névé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnévénévé
2Franco-Provençalnévi—
3Latinnivatussnowy, besnowed
4Latinnixsnow; white hair
5Proto-Italicsnikssnow
6Proto-Indo-Europeansnígʷʰssnow

via Middle English neve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishneveA nephew; One's offspring or descendants; A neve...
2Old Englishnefanephew; grandson; stepson
3Proto-West Germanicnefōgrandson
4Proto-Germanicnefônephew; grandson
5Proto-Indo-Europeannépōtsgrandson; descendant; nephew

Words derived from “neve”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European snígʷʰs →