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

  1. snow-white, white as snow, pure white

Ancestry of “schneeweiß”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansnēwīz—
2Old High Germansnēwīz—
3Proto-Germanicsnaiwahwītazsnow-white
4Proto-Germanicsnaiwazsnow
5Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
6Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow

Words derived from “schneeweiß”

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