Where does “fnēosan” come from?
fnēosan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic fneusan, from Proto-Germanic fneusaną, from Proto-Indo-European pnew- — to pant, breathe.
fnēosan (Old English): to snort, sneeze; to sneeze
Definitions
- to snort, sneeze; to sneeze
Ancestry of “fnēosan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | fneusan | to sneeze |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | fneusaną | to sneeze |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pnew- | to pant, breathe |
Words derived from “fnēosan”