Where does “snowily” come from?
snowily (English) comes from English snowy, from Middle English snowy, from Old English snāwiġ, 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.
snowily (English): In a snowy way
Definitions
- In a snowy way
Ancestry of “snowily”, step by step
snowily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English snowy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | snowy | Marked by snow, characterized by snow; Covered... |
| 2 | Middle English | snowy | snowy resembling snow in temperature or colour |
| 3 | Old English | snāwiġ | snowy |
| 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 |