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

snøplog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk plog

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk snø

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksnøsnow; to snow
2Old Norsesnærsnow
3Proto-Germanicsnaiwazsnow
4Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
5Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plówyos →Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸlowyos →