Where does “snīen” come from?
snīen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German sniwan, from Proto-West Germanic snīwan, from Proto-Germanic snīwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.
Ancestry of “snīen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | sniwan | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | snīwan | to snow |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | snīwaną | to snow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sneygʷʰ- | to snow |