Where does “snødekke” come from?
snødekke (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.
snødekke (Norwegian Bokmål): snow cover, layer of snow
Definitions
- snow cover, layer of snow
Ancestry of “snødekke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | snø | snow; to snow |
| 2 | Old Norse | snær | snow |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | snaiwaz | snow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | snóygʷʰos | snow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sneygʷʰ- | to snow |