Where does “snite” come from?
snite (Irish) comes from Irish snigh, from Old Irish snigid, from Proto-Celtic snigʷyeti, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.
snite (Irish): past participle of snigh
Ancestry of “snite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | snigh | to pour down, flow |
| 2 | Old Irish | snigid | to drip, drop, flow |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | snigʷyeti | to snow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sneygʷʰ- | to snow |