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

Definitions

  1. past participle of snigh

Ancestry of “snite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishsnighto pour down, flow
2Old Irishsnigidto drip, drop, flow
3Proto-Celticsnigʷyetito snow
4Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic snigʷyeti →Every word from Old Irish snigid →
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