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

Definitions

  1. a snowstorm, a blizzard

Ancestry of “snöstorm”, step by step

snöstorm traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schneesturm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchneesturmsnowstorm, blizzard
2GermanSchneesnow; cocaine
3Middle High Germansnêsnow
4Old High Germansnēosnow
5Proto-West Germanicsnaiwsnow
6Proto-Germanicsnaiwazsnow
7Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
8Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow

via Swedish snö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsnösnow; frozen, crystalline water falling as...
2Old Swedishsnō—
3Old Norsesnóa—
4Proto-Germanicsnōanąto wind; twist; braid
5Proto-Indo-Europeansneh₁(i)-to twist; turn; wind; braid; plait; to wind;...

via Swedish storm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstormstorm; heavy winds "or" weather associated with...
2Old Swedishstormberstorm
3Old Norsestormrstorm
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz →