Where does “sneeuwhoen” come from?

sneeuwhoen (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.

sneeuwhoen (Dutch): Any grouses of the genus "Lagopus"

Definitions

  1. Any grouses of the genus "Lagopus"

Ancestry of “sneeuwhoen”, step by step

sneeuwhoen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch sneeuw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsneeuwsnow; snow, static, noise; cocaine
2Middle Dutchsnêesnow
3Old Dutchsnēosnow
4Proto-West Germanicsnaiwsnow
5Proto-Germanicsnaiwazsnow
6Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
7Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow

via Dutch hoen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchhoenA fowl, a gallinaceous bird; the domestic...
2Middle Dutchhoen
3Old Dutchhuonhen
4Proto-Germanichōnąhen, chicken
5Proto-Germanichanôrooster, cock
6Proto-Indo-Europeankan-to sing; hemp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰosEvery word from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz
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