Where does “Schneebesen” come from?

Schneebesen (German) comes 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.

Schneebesen (German): whisk

Definitions

  1. whisk

Ancestry of “Schneebesen”, step by step

Schneebesen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schnee

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchneesnow; cocaine
2Middle High Germansnêsnow
3Old High Germansnēosnow
4Proto-West Germanicsnaiwsnow
5Proto-Germanicsnaiwazsnow
6Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
7Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow

via German Besen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBesenbroom
2Middle High Germanbëseme—
3Old High Germanbesamobroom
4Proto-West Germanicbesmōbranch, rod; broom
5Proto-Germanicbesmô—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰés-mō ~ bʰs-m̥nés—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰes-wind; to blow, chew, rub; to rub, grind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz →