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
Ancestry of “snesen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | fnesen | Alternative form of snesen; to sneeze |
| 2 | Old English | fnēosan | to snort, sneeze; to sneeze |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | fneusan | to sneeze |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fneusaną | to sneeze |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pnew- | to pant, breathe |
Words derived from “snesen”