Where does “sneeuwanker” come from?

sneeuwanker (Dutch) comes from Dutch sneeuw, from Middle Dutch snêe, from Old Dutch snēo, from Proto-West Germanic snaiw, from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.

sneeuwanker (Dutch): ice anchor

Definitions

ice anchor

Ancestry of “sneeuwanker”, step by step

sneeuwanker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch sneeuw

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	sneeuw	snow; snow, static, noise; cocaine
2	Middle Dutch	snêe	snow
3	Old Dutch	snēo	snow
4	Proto-West Germanic	snaiw	snow
5	Proto-Germanic	snaiwaz	snow
6	Proto-Indo-European	snóygʷʰos	snow
7	Proto-Indo-European	sneygʷʰ-	to snow

via Dutch anker

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	anker	anchor
2	Middle Dutch	anker	—
3	Old Dutch	anker	—
4	Latin	ancōra	anchor (tool to keep a vessel from drifting)
5	Ancient Greek	Ἄγκυρα	Ancyra; Angora; Ankara, Turkey
6	Proto-Indo-European	ang-	joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz →