Where does “snjógvur” come from?

snjógvur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse snær, from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.

snjógvur (Faroese): snow

Definitions

  1. snow

Ancestry of “snjógvur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesnærsnow
2Proto-Germanicsnaiwazsnow
3Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
4Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow

Words derived from “snjógvur”

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