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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansniwan—
2Proto-West Germanicsnīwanto snow
3Proto-Germanicsnīwanąto snow
4Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow

Words derived from “snīen”

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