Where does “snebold” come from?

snebold (Danish) comes from Danish sne, from Old Frisian snē, from Proto-West Germanic snaiw, from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.

snebold (Danish): snowball

Definitions

  1. snowball

Ancestry of “snebold”, step by step

snebold traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish sne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsnesnow; to snow
2Old Frisiansnē—
3Proto-West Germanicsnaiwsnow
4Proto-Germanicsnaiwazsnow
5Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
6Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow

via Danish bold

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbolda ball
2Old Norsebǫllrround object, sphere, ball; testicle
3Proto-Germanicballuzround object, ball; ball of the hand, foot, etc
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz →