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Where does “snīwan” come from?

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

snīwan (Proto-West Germanic): to snow

Definitions

  1. to snow

Ancestry of “snīwan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “snīwan”

  • snuwen
  • snuwen
  • snyhen
  • snīwan
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