Where does “sneugle” come from?

sneugle (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.

sneugle (Danish): snowy owl, "Bubo scandiacus", "Nyctea scandiaca"

Definitions

  1. snowy owl, "Bubo scandiacus", "Nyctea scandiaca"

Ancestry of “sneugle”, step by step

sneugle 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 ugle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishugleowl, "Strigiformes"; owlet moth, "Noctuidae";...
2Old Danishugglæ—
3Old Norseuglaowl
4Proto-Germanic*uwwulǭowl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz →