Where does “snøstorm” come from?

snøstorm (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål snø, from Old Norse snær, from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.

snøstorm (Norwegian Bokmål): blizzard, snowstorm

Definitions

  1. blizzard, snowstorm

Ancestry of “snøstorm”, step by step

snøstorm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål snø

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsnøsnow; to snow
2Old Norsesnærsnow
3Proto-Germanicsnaiwazsnow
4Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
5Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow

via Norwegian Bokmål storm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålstorma storm; imperative of storme
2Old Norsestormrstorm
3Proto-Germanicsturmazstorm
4Proto-Indo-European(s)twer-to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz →