Where does “Schnéireen” come from?

Schnéireen (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Schnéi, from Old High German snēo, from Proto-West Germanic snaiw, from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.

Schnéireen (Luxembourgish): sleet

Definitions

  1. sleet

Ancestry of “Schnéireen”, step by step

Schnéireen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish Schnéi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishSchnéisnow
2Old High Germansnēosnow
3Proto-West Germanicsnaiwsnow
4Proto-Germanicsnaiwazsnow
5Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
6Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow

via Luxembourgish Reen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishReenrain
2Old High Germanreganrain
3Proto-West Germanicregnrain
4Proto-Germanicregnąrain
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreǵ-to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz →