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Where does “snjór” come from?

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

snjór (Old Norse): snow

Definitions

  1. snow

Ancestry of “snjór”, step by step

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

Words derived from “snjór”

  • snøhvit
  • snøbyge
  • snøfnugg
  • snøfri
  • snøballkamp
  • snøball
  • snøbre
  • snørydding
  • snøbrøyting
  • snøgrense
  • snøfreser
  • snøfall
  • snøleopard
  • snøbrett
  • snøoverbygg
  • snødrive
  • snøbrille
  • snøblindhet
  • snøblind
  • snødekke
  • snøtetthet
  • snøteppe
  • snø
  • snøplog
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