Where does “snöstorm” come from?
snöstorm (Swedish) comes from German Schneesturm, from German Schnee, from Middle High German snê, from Old High German snēo, from Proto-West Germanic snaiw, from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.
snöstorm (Swedish): a snowstorm, a blizzard
Ancestry of “snöstorm”, step by step