Where does “Schneeräumer” come from?

Schneeräumer (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.

Schneeräumer (German): snow plow US, snow plough UK

Definitions

  1. snow plow US, snow plough UK

Ancestry of “Schneeräumer”, step by step

Schneeräumer 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 räumen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanräumento clear
2Old High Germanrūmen—
3Proto-West Germanicrūmijanto make room, to clear out
4Proto-Germanicrūmijanąto make room, to clear
5Proto-Germanicrūmazroomy, spacious, open
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrewh₁-free space
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz →
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