Where does “snowblink” come from?
snowblink (English) comes from English snow, from Middle English snow, from Old English snāw, from Proto-West Germanic snaiw, from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.
snowblink (English): Synonym of iceblink
Definitions
- Synonym of iceblink
Ancestry of “snowblink”, step by step
snowblink traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English snow
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | snow | The frozen, crystalline state of water that falls... |
| 2 | Middle English | snow | snow; snow-white; The temperature where snow... |
| 3 | Old English | snāw | snow |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | snaiw | snow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | snaiwaz | snow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | snóygʷʰos | snow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sneygʷʰ- | to snow |
via English blink
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | blink | To close and reopen both eyes quickly; To flash... |
| 2 | German | blinken | to blink; to indicate |
| 3 | Middle Low German | blinken | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | blinkaną | to shine, glitter, twinkle; to blink, wink |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blīkaną | to gleam; shine |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |