The story
- Old English · inherited from*besnīwian
- Middle English · inherited frombesnewen
- English todaybesnew
From Middle English besnewen, bisnewen, from Old English *besnīwian (attested in past participle besnīwod (“besnowed”)), equivalent to be- + snew.
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.