Where does “snjóskriða” come from?
snjóskriða (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse snjór, from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.
snjóskriða (Old Norse): snowslip, avalanche
Ancestry of “snjóskriða”, step by step