Where does “fnesen” come from?

fnesen (Middle English) comes from Old English fnēosan, from Proto-West Germanic fneusan, from Proto-Germanic fneusaną, from Proto-Indo-European pnew- — to pant, breathe.

fnesen (Middle English): Alternative form of snesen; to sneeze

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of snesen; to sneeze

Ancestry of “fnesen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfnēosanto snort, sneeze; to sneeze
2Proto-West Germanicfneusanto sneeze
3Proto-Germanicfneusanąto sneeze
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpnew-to pant, breathe

Words derived from “fnesen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pnew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fneusaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fneusan →