snew
English
/snjuː/
verb
Definitions
- (intransitive) To snow.
- (intransitive) To abound.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English snewen inherited from Old English sniwan, snīwan (snow) inherited from Proto-Germanic *snīwaną (snow) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *sneygʷʰ- (snow).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*sneygʷʰ-
Gloss
snow
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
雪
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- besnew English
- ningere Latin
- ningit Latin
- ninguit Latin
- nivalis Latin
- nivatus Latin
- niveus Latin
- nivosus Latin
- nivāle(m), nivālem Latin
- nivōsus Latin
- nix Latin
- innevare Italian
- innevarsi Italian
- innevato Italian
- nevaio Italian
- nevare Italian
- nevato Italian
- nevicata Italian
- neviera Italian
- nevischiare Italian
- nevischio Italian
- nevosità Italian
- sparaneve Italian
- νίφω Ancient Greek
- *sneygʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *snígʷʰs Proto-Indo-European
- *snóygʷʰos Proto-Indo-European
- *snīwaną Proto-Germanic
- sniwan Old English
- sniwan, snīwan Old English
- snīwan Old English
- besnewen Middle English
- snewen Middle English
- sniwan Old High German
- snīen Middle High German
- *snīwan gmw-pro
- *snīwan Old Dutch
- *snigʷyeti Proto-Celtic
- *snigʷyo- Proto-Celtic
- snaim Cimbrian
- neiâ Ligurian