Where does “snowflakeness” come from?
snowflakeness (English) comes from English snowflake, 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.
snowflakeness (English): The essence or qualities of a snowflake
Definitions
- The essence or qualities of a snowflake
Ancestry of “snowflakeness”, step by step
snowflakeness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English snowflake
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | snowflake | A crystal of snow, having approximate hexagonal... |
| 2 | English | snow | The frozen, crystalline state of water that falls... |
| 3 | Middle English | snow | snow; snow-white; The temperature where snow... |
| 4 | Old English | snāw | snow |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | snaiw | snow |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | snaiwaz | snow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | snóygʷʰos | snow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sneygʷʰ- | to snow |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |