Where does “snæugla” come from?

snæugla (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.

snæugla (Icelandic): snowy owl

Definitions

  1. snowy owl

Ancestry of “snæugla”, step by step

snæugla 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 ugla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicuglaowl
2Old Norseuglaowl
3Proto-Germanic*uwwulǭowl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz →