Where does “snjókast” come from?

snjókast (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.

snjókast (Icelandic): snowball fight

Definitions

  1. snowball fight

Ancestry of “snjókast”, step by step

snjókast 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 kast

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickastthrow; fit, seizure
2Old Norsekast—
3Old Norsekastato cast, to throw
4Proto-Germanickastōnąto throw
5Proto-Germanickas-to throw; bring up; toss
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz →
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