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: ## definite singular ##...

Definitions

  1. inflection of snau: ## definite singular ##...

Ancestry of “snaue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksnaubald; bare; barely
2Old Norsesnauðrbare, bald
3Proto-Germanicsnauþuzbald, shaved, naked; poor, weak
4Proto-Indo-Europeanksnew-to scrape, sharpen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ksnew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic snauþuz →