Where does “snjógæs” come from?
snjógæs (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic snjór, from Old Norse snær, from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.
snjógæs (Icelandic): snow goose
Ancestry of “snjógæs”, step by step