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

Definitions

  1. snow goose

Ancestry of “snjógæs”, step by step

snjógæs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic snjór

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsnjórsnow
2Old Norsesnærsnow
3Proto-Germanicsnaiwazsnow
4Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
5Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow

via Icelandic gæs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgæsgoose; hen
2Old Norsegásgoose; vulva
3Proto-Germanicgansgoose
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰans-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz →
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