|
|
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
|
Descendants
- Old English: snāw
- Old Frisian: snē
- North Frisian: snä
- Saterland Frisian: Snee
- West Frisian: snie
- Old Saxon: snēo, snēu
- Middle Low German: snê
- Low German: Snee
- German Low German: Snei, Snee, Sneei
- Plautdietsch: Schnee
- Old Dutch: snēo
- 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)