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Where does “fneusan” come from?

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

fneusan (Proto-West Germanic): to sneeze

Definitions

  1. to sneeze

Ancestry of “fneusan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfneusanąto sneeze
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpnew-to pant, breathe

Words derived from “fneusan”

  • sneeze
  • sneezer
  • sneezewood
  • sneezy
  • sneezeweed
  • sneezewort
  • sneezeless
  • sneeziness
  • sneezily
  • sneezeguard
  • snesen
  • fnesen
  • fnēosan
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pnew- →