snow-white
See also: Snow White
English
Etymology
From Middle English snow whit, snowe-white, snouwite, snawhwit, from Old English snāwhwīt, from Proto-Germanic *snaiwahwītaz, equivalent to snow + white. Cognate with Dutch sneeuwwit (“snow-white”), German schneeweiß (“snow-white”).
Derived terms
- Snow White
- snow-whiteness
Translations
as white as snow
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