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Where does “snø” come from?

snø (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse snær, from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.

snø (Norwegian Bokmål): snow; to snow

Definitions

  1. snow; to snow

Ancestry of “snø”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesnærsnow
2Proto-Germanicsnaiwazsnow
3Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
4Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow

Words derived from “snø”

  • snøoverbygg
  • snøvann
  • snødrive
  • snømåking
  • snøbre
  • snøskred
  • snørydning
  • snørydding
  • snøbrille
  • snøblindhet
  • snøblind
  • Snøhvit
  • snødekke
  • snøhvit
  • snøbrøyting
  • snøteppe
  • snøtetthet
  • snøscooter
  • snøgrense
  • snøplog
  • snøvinter
  • nysnø
  • snøkrystall
  • snødekt
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