Proto-Indo-European

*sneygʷʰ-

‘to snow’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *sneygʷʰ-.

10 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *sneygʷʰ-, most familiar first.

• snow ← snaw ← snāw ← *snaiw ← *snaiwaz
• nival ← nivalis ← nix ← *sniks ← *snígʷʰs
• snew ← snewen ← snīwan ← *snīwaną
• connixation ← nix ← *sniks ← *snígʷʰs
• denivation ← niveus ← nix ← *sniks ← *snígʷʰs
• niveous ← niveus ← nix ← *sniks ← *snígʷʰs
• nivometric ← niveus ← nix ← *sniks ← *snígʷʰs
• snowish ← snowisshe ← snow ← snāw ← *snaiw
• subnival ← subnivalis ← nivālis ← nix ← *sniks
• subnivium ← nix ← *sniks ← *snígʷʰs

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sneygʷʰ-