Where does “snoppufríður” come from?

snoppufríður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic fríður, from Old Norse fríðr, from Proto-Germanic frīdaz, from Proto-Indo-European priHtós.

snoppufríður (Icelandic): having a pretty face

Definitions

  1. having a pretty face

Ancestry of “snoppufríður”, step by step

snoppufríður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic fríður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfríðurbeautiful, fair, pretty
2Old Norsefríðrlovely, beautiful, fair
3Proto-Germanicfrīdazbeautiful, lovely; beloved
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpriHtós—

via Icelandic snoppa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsnoppaa snout
Every word from Proto-Indo-European priHtós →Every word from Proto-Germanic frīdaz →Every word from Old Norse fríðr →