Where does “snesen” come from?

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

snesen (Middle English): To sneeze

Definitions

  1. To sneeze

Ancestry of “snesen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishfnesenAlternative form of snesen; to sneeze
2Old Englishfnēosanto snort, sneeze; to sneeze
3Proto-West Germanicfneusanto sneeze
4Proto-Germanicfneusanąto sneeze
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpnew-to pant, breathe

Words derived from “snesen”

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