Where does “snyhen” come from?

snyhen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch snīwan, from Proto-West Germanic snīwan, from Proto-Germanic snīwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.

Ancestry of “snyhen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchsnīwanto snow
2Proto-West Germanicsnīwanto snow
3Proto-Germanicsnīwanąto snow
4Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic snīwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic snīwan →