Where does “schneien” come from?

schneien (German) comes from Middle High German snīen, from Old High German sniwan, from Proto-West Germanic snīwan, from Proto-Germanic snīwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.

schneien (German): to snow

Definitions

  1. to snow

Ancestry of “schneien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansnīen—
2Old High Germansniwan—
3Proto-West Germanicsnīwanto snow
4Proto-Germanicsnīwanąto snow
5Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow

Words derived from “schneien”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic snīwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic snīwan →