Where does “snø” come from?

snø (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse snær, from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.

snø (Norwegian Nynorsk): snow; to snow

Definitions

  1. snow; to snow

Ancestry of “snø”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesnærsnow
2Proto-Germanicsnaiwazsnow
3Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
4Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow

Words derived from “snø”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz →