Where does “Schnéiflack” come from?

Schnéiflack (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Schnéi, from Old High German snēo, from Proto-West Germanic snaiw, from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.

Schnéiflack (Luxembourgish): snowflake

Definitions

  1. snowflake

Ancestry of “Schnéiflack”, step by step

Schnéiflack traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish Schnéi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishSchnéisnow
2Old High Germansnēosnow
3Proto-West Germanicsnaiwsnow
4Proto-Germanicsnaiwazsnow
5Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
6Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow

via Luxembourgish Flack

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishFlackflake
2Old High Germanflockodown
3Proto-Germanicflakąsomething flat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz →