Where does “Schnéimännchen” come from?

Schnéimännchen (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.

Schnéimännchen (Luxembourgish): snowman

Definitions

  1. snowman

Ancestry of “Schnéimännchen”, step by step

Schnéimännchen 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 Männchen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishMännchenlittle man
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz →