Where does “snewen” come from?
snewen (Middle English) comes from Old English snīwan, from Proto-West Germanic snīwan, from Proto-Germanic snīwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.
snewen (Middle English): To snow; to generate snow; To abound; to rain
Definitions
- To snow; to generate snow; To abound; to rain
Ancestry of “snewen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | snīwan | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | snīwan | to snow |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | snīwaną | to snow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sneygʷʰ- | to snow |
Words derived from “snewen”