Where does “snøplog” come from?

snøplog (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål plog, from Old Norse plógr, from Proto-Germanic plōgaz, from Proto-Celtic ɸlowyos, from Proto-Indo-European plówyos, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

snøplog (Norwegian Bokmål): a snowplough or snowplow

Definitions

  1. a snowplough or snowplow

Ancestry of “snøplog”, step by step

snøplog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål plog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålploga plough or plow
2Old Norseplógrplough, plow
3Proto-Germanicplōgazplough
4Proto-Celticɸlowyosrudder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplówyosship
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Norwegian Bokmål snø

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsnøsnow; to snow
2Old Norsesnærsnow
3Proto-Germanicsnaiwazsnow
4Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
5Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plówyos →Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸlowyos →
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