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

Definitions

  1. snowslip, avalanche

Ancestry of “snjóskriða”, step by step

snjóskriða traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse snjór

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

via Old Norse skriða

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskriðalandslide, landslip
2Proto-Germanicskrīþanąto walk, glide, crawl
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kreyt-to wind; twist; bend
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz →