Where does “snowy” come from?

Snowy comes from Old English snāwiġ, a formation from snāw meaning snow.

snowy (English): Marked by snow, characterized by snow; Covered...

Definitions

  1. Marked by snow, characterized by snow; Covered...

Ancestry of “snowy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsnowysnowy resembling snow in temperature or colour
2Old Englishsnāwiġsnowy
3Old Englishsnāwsnow
4Proto-West Germanicsnaiwsnow
5Proto-Germanicsnaiwazsnow
6Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
7Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow

Words derived from “snowy”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz →