Where does “sniwan” come from?

sniwan (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic snīwan, from Proto-Germanic snīwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.

Ancestry of “sniwan”, step by step

sniwan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic snīwan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicsnīwanto snow
2Proto-Germanicsnīwanąto snow
3Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow

via Proto-Germanic snīwan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsnīwan—

Words derived from “sniwan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic snīwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic snīwan →