Where does “sneevlocke” come from?

sneevlocke (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.

sneevlocke (Middle Dutch): snowflake; snowball

Definitions

  1. snowflake; snowball

Ancestry of “sneevlocke”, step by step

sneevlocke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch snêe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsnêesnow
2Old Dutchsnēosnow
3Proto-West Germanicsnaiwsnow
4Proto-Germanicsnaiwazsnow
5Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
6Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow

via Middle Dutch vlocke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvlockeflock
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz →