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Where does “fneusaną” come from?

fneusaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European pnew- — to pant, breathe.

fneusaną (Proto-Germanic): to sneeze

Definitions

  1. to sneeze

Ancestry of “fneusaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpnew-to pant, breathe

Words derived from “fneusaną”

  • sneeze
  • sneezer
  • sneezewood
  • sneezy
  • sneezeweed
  • neeze
  • sneezewort
  • sneezeless
  • sneezily
  • sneeziness
  • sneezeguard
  • niesen
  • nuhainen
  • nuhakuume
  • nuha
  • heinänuha
  • niezen
  • sniezen
  • fniezen
  • nysa
  • nyse
  • nyse
  • nys
  • nyse
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