Where does “snøbyge” come from?

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

snøbyge (Norwegian Bokmål): a snow shower or snowshower

Definitions

  1. a snow shower or snowshower

Ancestry of “snøbyge”, step by step

snøbyge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål snø

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsnøsnow; to snow
2Old Norsesnærsnow
3Proto-Germanicsnaiwazsnow
4Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
5Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow

via Norwegian Bokmål byge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbygea gust of wind, squall; a shower
2Dutchbuishower rain, or generally a bout of bad weather such as snow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz →