Where does “schneeweiß” come from?
schneeweiß (German) comes from Middle High German snēwīz, from Old High German snēwīz, from Proto-Germanic snaiwahwītaz, from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.
schneeweiß (German): snow-white, white as snow, pure white
Definitions
- snow-white, white as snow, pure white
Ancestry of “schneeweiß”, step by step