Where does “snieë” come from?

snieë (Limburgish) comes from Middle Dutch snêe, from Old Dutch snēo, from Proto-West Germanic snaiw, from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.

snieë (Limburgish): snow; to snow

Definitions

  1. snow; to snow

Ancestry of “snieë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsnêesnow
2Old Dutchsnēosnow
3Proto-West Germanicsnaiwsnow
4Proto-Germanicsnaiwazsnow
5Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
6Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz →