Where does “Snæfríðr” come from?

Snæfríðr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse snær, from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.

Ancestry of “Snæfríðr”, step by step

Snæfríðr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse snær

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesnærsnow
2Proto-Germanicsnaiwazsnow
3Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
4Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow

via Old Norse fríðr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefríðrlovely, beautiful, fair
2Proto-Germanicfrīdazbeautiful, lovely; beloved
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpriHtós—

Words derived from “Snæfríðr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz →