Where does “snøfnugg” come from?

snøfnugg (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.

snøfnugg (Norwegian Nynorsk): a snowflake

Definitions

  1. a snowflake

Ancestry of “snøfnugg”, step by step

snøfnugg 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 fnugg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfnugg—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz →