Where does “белоснежный” come from?
белоснежный (Russian) comes from German schneeweiß, 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.
белоснежный (Russian): snow-white
Definitions
- snow-white
Ancestry of “белоснежный”, step by step
белоснежный traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German schneeweiß
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schneeweiß | snow-white, white as snow, pure white |
| 2 | Middle High German | snēwīz | — |
| 3 | Old High German | snēwīz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | snaiwahwītaz | snow-white |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | snaiwaz | snow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | snóygʷʰos | snow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sneygʷʰ- | to snow |