Where does “snæhlébarði” come from?

snæhlébarði (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic snær, from Old Norse snær, from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.

snæhlébarði (Icelandic): snow leopard

Definitions

  1. snow leopard

Ancestry of “snæhlébarði”, step by step

snæhlébarði traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic snær

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsnærsnow
2Old Norsesnærsnow
3Proto-Germanicsnaiwazsnow
4Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
5Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow

via Icelandic hlébarði

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichlébarðileopard
2LatinLeopardusleopard
3Ancient Greekλεόπαρδοςleopon, lipard; leopard
4Ancient GreekΛέωνlion
5Ancient Greekλέωνlion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz →