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Where does “Snelandia” come from?

Snelandia (Latin) comes from Icelandic Snæland, from Icelandic snær, from Old Norse snær, from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.

Ancestry of “Snelandia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IcelandicSnælandIceland
2Icelandicsnærsnow
3Old Norsesnærsnow
4Proto-Germanicsnaiwazsnow
5Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
6Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow
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