Where does “neval” come from?

neval (Old Dutch) comes from Old Portuguese nevar, from Vulgar Latin nivare, from Latin nix, from Proto-Italic sniks, from Proto-Indo-European snígʷʰs — snow.

Ancestry of “neval”, step by step

neval traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Portuguese nevar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesenevar—
2Vulgar Latinnivarepresent active infinitive of *nivō
3Latinnixsnow; white hair
4Proto-Italicsnikssnow
5Proto-Indo-Europeansnígʷʰssnow

via Proto-Germanic nebulaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicnebulazfog, mist; darkness
2Proto-Indo-Europeannébʰoscloud; mist, moisture
3Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “neval”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European snígʷʰs →Every word from Proto-Italic sniks →Every word from Latin nix →