Where does “snúa” come from?

snúa (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse snúa, from Proto-Germanic snōwaną, from Proto-Indo-European snéh₁- — to spin, twist.

snúa (Icelandic): to turn; to face; to translate, to render

Definitions

  1. to turn; to face; to translate, to render

Ancestry of “snúa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesnúato turn (around), twist
2Proto-Germanicsnōwaną—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansnéh₁-to spin, twist

Words derived from “snúa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European snéh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic snōwaną →Every word from Old Norse snúa →