Where does “puddersnø” come from?

puddersnø (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk pudder, from French poudre, from Old French poudre, from Late Latin pulvera, from Latin pulvis, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

puddersnø (Norwegian Nynorsk): powder snow

Definitions

  1. powder snow

Ancestry of “puddersnø”, step by step

puddersnø traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk pudder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskpudderpowder
2Frenchpoudrepowder; dust
3Old Frenchpoudrepowder; dust
4Late Latinpulvera—
5Latinpulvisdust, powder; an arena, place of contest
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Norwegian Nynorsk snø

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksnøsnow; to snow
2Old Norsesnærsnow
3Proto-Germanicsnaiwazsnow
4Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
5Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Latin pulvis →Every word from Late Latin pulvera →