Soft, white flakes of frozen water that fall from the sky when it is very cold. Snow can cover the ground and form piles or drifts.
“Snow” comes from Old English “snāw,” from a very old Indo‑European root shared with German “Schnee” and Latin “nix.” The basic sound and meaning have changed very little over thousands of years. It shows how important winter weather has been to many cultures.
“Snow” is one of those ancient weather words that almost every old language guarded carefully. A single snowflake is a work of geometry so complex that no two are exactly alike, yet we cover all of them with this tiny, simple word. It’s a nice case of small word, huge reality.
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