Where does “snøteppe” come from?

snøteppe (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål teppe, from Old Norse tapit, from Middle Low German tappet, from Latin tapēte, from Latin tapēs, from Ancient Greek τάπης — carpet, rug, mat.

snøteppe (Norwegian Bokmål): a carpet of snow

Definitions

a carpet of snow

Ancestry of “snøteppe”, step by step

snøteppe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål teppe

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Norwegian Bokmål	teppe	a carpet; a tapestry; a quilt
2	Old Norse	tapit	—
3	Middle Low German	tappet	—
4	Latin	tapēte	cloth (decorative, for use as carpet, wall hangings etc.)
5	Latin	tapēs	rug, carpet
6	Ancient Greek	τάπης	carpet, rug, mat

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

Every word from Ancient Greek τάπης →Every word from Latin tapēs →Every word from Latin tapēte →