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

  1. to snort, sneeze; to sneeze

Ancestry of “fnēosan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicfneusanto sneeze
2Proto-Germanicfneusanąto sneeze
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpnew-to pant, breathe

Words derived from “fnēosan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pnew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fneusaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fneusan →