Where does “sneezewood” come from?
sneezewood (English) comes from English Wood, from English Frog, from Portuguese froco, from Latin floccus, from Frankish flokko, from Proto-Germanic *flukkô, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
sneezewood (English): The wood of a South African tree, Ptaeroxylon...
Definitions
- The wood of a South African tree, Ptaeroxylon...
Ancestry of “sneezewood”, step by step
sneezewood traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Wood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Wood | An English topographic surname for someone who lived in or near a wood |
| 2 | English | Frog | Alternative form of frog |
| 3 | Portuguese | froco | flock |
| 4 | Latin | floccus | tuft, wisp of wool |
| 5 | Frankish | flokko | down, wool, flock |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *flukkô | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
via English sneeze
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sneeze | To expel air as a reflex induced by an irritation... |
| 2 | Middle English | snesen | To sneeze |
| 3 | Middle English | fnesen | Alternative form of snesen; to sneeze |
| 4 | Old English | fnēosan | to snort, sneeze; to sneeze |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | fneusan | to sneeze |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fneusaną | to sneeze |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pnew- | to pant, breathe |