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

  1. To snow; To abound; simple past tense of snow

Ancestry of “snew”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishsnewenTo snow; to generate snow; To abound; to rain
2Old Englishsnīwanto 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 →