Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/snaiw

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *snaiwaz.

Noun

*snaiw m

snow

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*snaiw
Genitive	*snaiwas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*snaiw	snaiwō, snaiwōs
Accusative	*snaiw	*snaiwā
Genitive	*snaiwas	*snaiwō
Dative	*snaiwē	*snaiwum
Instrumental	*snaiwu	*snaiwum

Related terms

*snīwan

Descendants

Old English: snāw
- Middle English: snow, snaw, snowe, snawe, snowȝ, snoȝ, snogh, snou
  - English: snow
  - Scots: snaw
  - Yola: sneow, sneew, snowe, snow
Old Frisian: snē
- North Frisian: snä
- Saterland Frisian: Snee
- West Frisian: snie
Old Saxon: snēo, snēu
- Middle Low German: snê
  - German Low German: Snei, Snee, Sneei
  - Plautdietsch: Schnee
Old Dutch: snēo
- Middle Dutch: snêe
  - Dutch: sneeuw, snee
    - Afrikaans: sneeu
    - Negerhollands: sneew
    - → Papiamentu: sneu, sneeuw
    - → Sranan Tongo: snew
  - Limburgish: snieë
Old High German: snēo
- Middle High German: snē
  - Alemannic German: Schnee
    Swabian: Schnéa, Schnéé
    Italian Walser: schnee, schnei, schnia, schné, schnìj
  - Bavarian: Schnää, Schnèj, schnea, sghneab
    Cimbrian: snea, snèa
    Mòcheno: schnea
  - Central Franconian: Schnie
    Hunsrik: Schnee
  - German: Schnee
  - Luxembourgish: Schnéi
  - Rhine Franconian: Schnäi, Schnee, Schnei, Schnie
    Pennsylvania German: Schnee
  - Vilamovian: śnej
  - Yiddish: שניי (shney)

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