Where does “Lorbeerschneeball” come from?
Lorbeerschneeball (German) comes from German Schneeball, from German Schnee, from Middle High German snê, from Old High German snēo, from Proto-West Germanic snaiw, from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.
Lorbeerschneeball (German): laurestine
Definitions
- laurestine
Ancestry of “Lorbeerschneeball”, step by step
Lorbeerschneeball traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Schneeball
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schneeball | snowball; viburnum, any shrub of the genus... |
| 2 | German | Schnee | snow; cocaine |
| 3 | Middle High German | snê | snow |
| 4 | Old High German | snēo | snow |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | snaiw | snow |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | snaiwaz | snow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | snóygʷʰos | snow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sneygʷʰ- | to snow |
via German Lorbeer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Lorbeer | laurel, bay |