Where does “Snow-White” come from?

Snow-White (English) comes from Middle English snow whit, from Old English snāwhwīt, from Proto-Germanic snaiwahwītaz, from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.

Snow-White (English): As white as snow; exceptionally white

Definitions

  1. As white as snow; exceptionally white

Ancestry of “Snow-White”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsnow whitsnow-white resembling snow in colour
2Old Englishsnāwhwītsnow-white
3Proto-Germanicsnaiwahwītazsnow-white
4Proto-Germanicsnaiwazsnow
5Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
6Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz →