Where does “snestorm” come from?

snestorm (Danish) comes from Danish sne, from Old Frisian snē, from Proto-West Germanic snaiw, from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.

snestorm (Danish): snowstorm; blizzard

Definitions

  1. snowstorm; blizzard

Ancestry of “snestorm”, step by step

snestorm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish sne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsnesnow; to snow
2Old Frisiansnē—
3Proto-West Germanicsnaiwsnow
4Proto-Germanicsnaiwazsnow
5Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
6Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow

via Danish Storm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishStormstorm
2Old Danishstorm—
3Old Norsestormrstorm
4Proto-Germanicsturmazstorm
5Proto-Indo-European(s)twer-to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz →