Where does “snogaine” come from?

snogaine (English) comes from English snow, from Middle English snow, from Old English snāw, from Proto-West Germanic snaiw, from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.

snogaine (English): A form of rogaining held in a snowy environment,...

Definitions

  1. A form of rogaining held in a snowy environment,...

Ancestry of “snogaine”, step by step

snogaine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English snow

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsnowThe frozen, crystalline state of water that falls...
2Middle Englishsnowsnow; snow-white; The temperature where snow...
3Old Englishsnāwsnow
4Proto-West Germanicsnaiwsnow
5Proto-Germanicsnaiwazsnow
6Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
7Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow

via English rogaine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrogaineA session of the sport of rogaining
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰosEvery word from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz
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