Where does “snowflakery” come from?
snowflakery (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.
snowflakery (English): The state or quality of being easily offended or insulted
Definitions
- The state or quality of being easily offended or insulted
Ancestry of “snowflakery”, step by step
snowflakery 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 ery
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ery | — |