Where does “snigh” come from?

snigh (Irish) comes from Old Irish snigid, from Proto-Celtic snigʷyeti, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.

snigh (Irish): to pour down, flow

Definitions

  1. to pour down, flow

Ancestry of “snigh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishsnigidto drip, drop, flow
2Proto-Celticsnigʷyetito snow
3Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow

Words derived from “snigh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic snigʷyeti →Every word from Old Irish snigid →