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