Where does “snau” come from?

snau (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse snauðr, from Proto-Germanic snauþuz, from Proto-Indo-European ksnew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

snau (Norwegian Nynorsk): bald; bare; barely

Definitions

  1. bald; bare; barely

Ancestry of “snau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesnauðrbare, bald
2Proto-Germanicsnauþuzbald, shaved, naked; poor, weak
3Proto-Indo-Europeanksnew-to scrape, sharpen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

Words derived from “snau”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ksnew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic snauþuz →