Where does “snowstorm” come from?
Snowstorm derives from English snow and Middle English storm, with snow tracing to Old English snāw, which developed from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- meaning to snow or flowing water.
snowstorm (English): Bad weather involving blowing winds and snow, or...
Definitions
- Bad weather involving blowing winds and snow, or...
Ancestry of “snowstorm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |
Words derived from “snowstorm”