Where does “snaiwahwītaz” come from?

snaiwahwītaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.

snaiwahwītaz (Proto-Germanic): snow-white

Definitions

  1. snow-white

Ancestry of “snaiwahwītaz”, step by step

snaiwahwītaz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic snaiwaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsnaiwazsnow
2Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
3Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow

via Proto-Germanic hwītaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichwītazwhite
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweytosbright; shine; shine; bright

Words derived from “snaiwahwītaz”

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