Where does “snøvinter” come from?

snøvinter (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.

snøvinter (Norwegian Nynorsk): a snowy winter; a winter with heavy snowfalls

Definitions

  1. a snowy winter; a winter with heavy snowfalls

Ancestry of “snøvinter”, step by step

snøvinter 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 vinter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskvinterwinter
2Old Norsevintrwinter
3Proto-Germanicwintruzwinter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz →