Where does “שנייען” come from?

שנייען (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German snīen, from Old High German sniwan, from Proto-West Germanic snīwan, from Proto-Germanic snīwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.

שנייען (Yiddish): to snow

Definitions

  1. to snow

Ancestry of “שנייען”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansnīen—
2Old High Germansniwan—
3Proto-West Germanicsnīwanto snow
4Proto-Germanicsnīwanąto snow
5Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic snīwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic snīwan →