Where does “snevejr” come from?

snevejr (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.

snevejr (Danish): snowy weather, snowfall

Definitions

  1. snowy weather, snowfall

Ancestry of “snevejr”, step by step

snevejr 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 vejr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvejrweather; breath; wind, compass point
2Old Danishwæthærweather; ram
3Old Norseveðrweather; ram
4Proto-Germanicweþruzyearling lamb; wether, ram
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēt-year
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz →