Where does “snjókarl” come from?
snjókarl (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic Karl, from Old Norse Karl, from Proto-Norse ᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic karilaz, from Proto-Germanic karaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.
snjókarl (Icelandic): a snowman
Ancestry of “snjókarl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | Karl | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | Karl | — |
| 3 | Proto-Norse | ᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | karilaz | free man, franklin; little man, young man |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | karaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |