Where does “snøfokk” come from?
snøfokk (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.
snøfokk (Norwegian Bokmål): drifting snow, blowing snow
Definitions
- drifting snow, blowing snow
Ancestry of “snøfokk”, step by step
snøfokk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål snø
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via Norwegian Bokmål fokk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | fokk | To dismiss, to deselect with derision |