Where does “Schneeschaufel” come from?

Schneeschaufel (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.

Schneeschaufel (German): snow shovel

Definitions

  1. snow shovel

Ancestry of “Schneeschaufel”, step by step

Schneeschaufel 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 Schaufel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchaufelshovel
2Middle High Germanschūfele—
3Old High Germanscūvala—
4Proto-Germanicskuflōshovel
5Proto-Germanicskublō—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz →