Where does “snækrækill” come from?

snækrækill (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.

snækrækill (Icelandic): snow pearlwort (Sagina nivalis)

Definitions

  1. snow pearlwort (Sagina nivalis)

Ancestry of “snækrækill”, step by step

snækrækill 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 krækill

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickrækillhook
2Old Norsekrœkill—
3Proto-Germanickrōkazsomething bent, a hook
4Proto-Indo-Europeangerg-to shout; tracery, basket, twist; wicker, bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz →