Where does “snømus” come from?

snømus (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.

snømus (Norwegian Nynorsk): a weasel, least weasel, Mustela nivalis

Definitions

  1. a weasel, least weasel, Mustela nivalis

Ancestry of “snømus”, step by step

snømus 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 mus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmusmouse; pussy; computer mouse
2Old Norsemús—
3Proto-Germanicmūsmouse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz →
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