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Where does “snøplog” come from?

snøplog (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk plog, from Old Norse plógr, from Proto-Germanic plōgaz, from Proto-Celtic ɸlowyos, from Proto-Indo-European plówyos, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

snøplog (Norwegian Nynorsk): a snowplow or snowplough

Definitions

  1. a snowplow or snowplough

Ancestry of “snøplog”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskploga plow or plough
2Old Norseplógrplough, plow
3Proto-Germanicplōgazplough
4Proto-Celticɸlowyosrudder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplówyosship
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
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