Where does “snøstorm” come from?

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

snøstorm (Norwegian Nynorsk): a snowstorm or blizzard

Definitions

  1. a snowstorm or blizzard

Ancestry of “snøstorm”, step by step

snøstorm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk snø

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk storm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskstormstorm (a very strong wind, stronger than a gale, less than a hurricane)
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 →