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