English
snowlight
From snow + light.
Proto-Indo-European *sneygʷʰ- ‘to snow’
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Proto-Germanic *snaiwaz
Proto-West Germanic *snaiw
Old English snāw
Middle English snaw ‘snow’
English snow
Proto-Indo-European *lewk- ‘to shine’
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Proto-Germanic *leuhtą
Proto-West Germanic *leuht ‘light’
Old English lēoht
Middle English light ‘light, illumination’
English light
Today it means
noun The light reflected by snow.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / snowlight