Where does “Schneeschauer” come from?

Schneeschauer (German) comes from German Schnee, from Middle High German snê, from Old High German snēo, from Proto-West Germanic snaiw, from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.

Schneeschauer (German): snow shower

Definitions

  1. snow shower

Ancestry of “Schneeschauer”, step by step

Schneeschauer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schnee

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchneesnow; cocaine
2Middle High Germansnêsnow
3Old High Germansnēosnow
4Proto-West Germanicsnaiwsnow
5Proto-Germanicsnaiwazsnow
6Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
7Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow

via German Schauer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchauershower; shudder, shiver, thrill
2Middle High Germanschūr—
3Old High Germanscūrshower
4Old Frisianskūr—
5Proto-Germanicskūrōstorm; short shower; shelter, shack
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱēwer-north; north wind; cold wind; rain shower
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz →