Where does “snødrive” come from?

snødrive (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.

snødrive (Norwegian Bokmål): a snowdrift

Definitions

  1. a snowdrift

Ancestry of “snødrive”, step by step

snødrive 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 drive

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåldriveto move; turn; to pursue; to deviate
2Old Norsedrífa—
3Proto-Germanicdrībanąto drive, push, compel to go
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreybʰ-to drive, push
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz →