Where does “snørydding” come from?

snørydding (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.

snørydding (Norwegian Bokmål): snow clearing / clearance

Definitions

  1. snow clearing / clearance

Ancestry of “snørydding”, step by step

snørydding 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 rydding

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålrydding—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz →