Where does “snjóa” come from?

snjóa (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse snjóva, from Proto-Germanic snīwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.

snjóa (Icelandic): to snow

Definitions

  1. to snow

Ancestry of “snjóa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesnjóvato snow
2Proto-Germanicsnīwanąto snow
3Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic snīwaną →Every word from Old Norse snjóva →