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Where does “snigid” come from?

snigid (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic snigʷyeti, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.

snigid (Old Irish): to drip, drop, flow

Definitions

  1. to drip, drop, flow

Ancestry of “snigid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticsnigʷyetito snow
2Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow

Words derived from “snigid”

  • snigh
  • snite
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