Where does “snøvinter” come from?

snøvinter (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.

snøvinter (Norwegian Bokmål): a snowy winter; a winter with heavy snowfalls

Definitions

  1. a snowy winter; a winter with heavy snowfalls

Ancestry of “snøvinter”, step by step

snøvinter 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 vinter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvinterwinter
2Danishvinterwinter
3Old Danishwintærwinter
4Old Norsevintrwinter
5Proto-Germanicwintruzwinter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz →