Where does “snømengde” come from?

snømengde (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.

snømengde (Norwegian Nynorsk): an amount or quantity of snow

Definitions

  1. an amount or quantity of snow

Ancestry of “snømengde”, step by step

snømengde 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 mengde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmengdealternative form of mengd
2Norwegian Nynorskmang einmany
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz →