Where does “snøvær” come from?
snøvær (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål vær, from Danish vejr, from Old Danish wæthær, from Old Norse veðr, from Proto-Germanic weþruz, from Proto-Indo-European wēt-.
snøvær (Norwegian Bokmål): snowy weather
Ancestry of “snøvær”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | vær | weather; fishing harbor, fishing village; a ram ;... |
| 2 | Danish | vejr | weather; breath; wind, compass point |
| 3 | Old Danish | wæthær | weather; ram |
| 4 | Old Norse | veðr | weather; ram |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | weþruz | yearling lamb; wether, ram |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wēt- | — |