Where does “Schneeeule” come from?

Schneeeule (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.

Schneeeule (German): snowy owl

Definitions

  1. snowy owl

Ancestry of “Schneeeule”, step by step

Schneeeule 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 Eule

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEuleowl; a moth of the family Noctuidae
2Middle High Germaniule—
3Old High Germanūwilaowl
4Proto-West Germanic*uwwulāowl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →