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Where does “sneeclute” come from?

sneeclute (Middle Dutch) 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.

sneeclute (Middle Dutch): snowball

Definitions

  1. snowball

Ancestry of “sneeclute”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsnêe—
2Old Dutchsnēo—
3Proto-West Germanicsnaiwsnow
4Proto-Germanicsnaiwazsnow
5Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
6Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →