Where does “Sneeuwitjie” come from?

Sneeuwitjie (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch Sneeuwwitje, from Dutch sneeuw, from Middle Dutch snêe, from Old Dutch snēo, from Proto-West Germanic snaiw, from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.

Sneeuwitjie (Afrikaans): Snow White

Definitions

  1. Snow White

Ancestry of “Sneeuwitjie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchSneeuwwitjeSnow White
2Dutchsneeuwsnow; snow, static, noise; cocaine
3Middle Dutchsnêesnow
4Old Dutchsnēosnow
5Proto-West Germanicsnaiwsnow
6Proto-Germanicsnaiwazsnow
7Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
8Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz →