Where does “snew” come from?
snew (English) comes from Middle English snewen, from Old English snīwan, from Proto-West Germanic snīwan, from Proto-Germanic snīwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.
snew (English): To snow; To abound; simple past tense of snow
Definitions
- To snow; To abound; simple past tense of snow
Ancestry of “snew”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | snewen | To snow; to generate snow; To abound; to rain |
| 2 | Old English | snīwan | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | snīwan | to snow |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | snīwaną | to snow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sneygʷʰ- | to snow |