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

  1. To snow; to generate snow; To abound; to rain

Ancestry of “snewen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsnīwanto snow
2Proto-West Germanicsnīwanto snow
3Proto-Germanicsnīwanąto snow
4Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow

Words derived from “snewen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic snīwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic snīwan →