Where does “sneo” come from?
sneo (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic snaiw, from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.
Ancestry of “sneo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | snaiw | snow |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | snaiwaz | snow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | snóygʷʰos | snow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sneygʷʰ- | to snow |
Words derived from “sneo”