Where does “nēvel” come from?
nēvel (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch neval, from Old Portuguese nevar, from Vulgar Latin nivare, from Latin nix, from Proto-Italic sniks, from Proto-Indo-European snígʷʰs — snow.
Ancestry of “nēvel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | neval | — |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | nevar | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | nivare | present active infinitive of *nivō |
| 4 | Latin | nix | snow; white hair |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | sniks | snow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | snígʷʰs | snow |
Words derived from “nēvel”