Etymology

snowy

snow·y
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Today it means: Marked by snow; characterized by snow. Full definition →

Middle English snowy ← Old English snāwiġ
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  1. Old English · inherited fromsnāwiġ
  2. Middle English · inherited fromsnowy
  3. English todaysnowy

From Middle English snowy, snawy; from Old English snāwiġ. By surface analysis, snow + -y.

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