Where does “snaw” come from?

snaw (Middle English) comes from Middle English snow, from Old English snāw, from Proto-West Germanic snaiw, from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.

snaw (Middle English): Alternative form of snow; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of snow; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “snaw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsnowsnow; snow-white; The temperature where snow...
2Old Englishsnāwsnow
3Proto-West Germanicsnaiwsnow
4Proto-Germanicsnaiwazsnow
5Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
6Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow

Words derived from “snaw”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz →