Where does “zuschneien” come from?

zuschneien (German) comes from German schneien, 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.

zuschneien (German): to cover in snow

Definitions

  1. to cover in snow

Ancestry of “zuschneien”, step by step

zuschneien traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German schneien

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschneiento snow
2Middle High Germansnīen—
3Old High Germansniwan—
4Proto-West Germanicsnīwanto snow
5Proto-Germanicsnīwanąto snow
6Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow

via German zū

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzūto, towards
2Middle High Germanzuoto
3Old High Germanzuoto
4Proto-West Germanic*tō—
5Proto-Germanictōto
6Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic snīwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic snīwan →