Where does “snjóstormur” come from?

snjóstormur (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.

snjóstormur (Icelandic): a snowstorm

Definitions

  1. a snowstorm

Ancestry of “snjóstormur”, step by step

snjóstormur 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 stormur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicstormurstorm
2Old Norsestormrstorm
3Proto-Germanicsturmazstorm
4Proto-Indo-European(s)twer-to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz →