Where does “snaue” come from?
snaue (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk snau, 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...
snaue (Norwegian Nynorsk): inflection of snau:
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Definitions
- inflection of snau:
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Ancestry of “snaue”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | snau | bald; bare; barely |
| 2 | Old Norse | snauðr | bare, bald |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | snauþuz | bald, shaved, naked; poor, weak |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ksnew- | to scrape, sharpen |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |