Where does “Schnéiwick” come from?

Schnéiwick (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.

Schnéiwick (Luxembourgish): snowdrift

Definitions

  1. snowdrift

Ancestry of “Schnéiwick”, step by step

Schnéiwick 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 Wick

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishWickwick; fuse, cord; drift, bank
2Middle High Germanwicke—
3Old High Germanwicka—
4Proto-West Germanic*wikkjāvetch
5Latinviciavetch
6Middle Low GermanWicke—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz →