Where does “snødekke” come from?

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

snødekke (Norwegian Nynorsk): snow cover, layer of snow

Definitions

  1. snow cover, layer of snow

Ancestry of “snødekke”, step by step

snødekke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk snø

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksnøsnow; to snow
2Old Norsesnærsnow
3Proto-Germanicsnaiwazsnow
4Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
5Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow

via Norwegian Nynorsk dekke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskdekkecover; surface; Alternative form of dekkja
2Norwegian Nynorskdekkjato cover
3Middle Low Germandekken—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz →