Where does “never” come from?

never (Romansch) comes from Romansch neiv, from Latin nivem, from Proto-Italic sniks, from Proto-Indo-European snígʷʰs — snow.

never (Romansch): to snow

Definitions

  1. to snow

Ancestry of “never”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanschneivsnow
2Latinnivemaccusative singular of nix
3Proto-Italicsnikssnow
4Proto-Indo-Europeansnígʷʰssnow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European snígʷʰs →Every word from Proto-Italic sniks →Every word from Latin nivem →
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