Where does “sniōr” come from?

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

Ancestry of “sniōr”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Norse	snær	snow
2	Proto-Germanic	snaiwaz	snow
3	Proto-Indo-European	snóygʷʰos	snow
4	Proto-Indo-European	sneygʷʰ-	to snow

Words derived from “sniōr”

snöge
snöbollskrig
snö
snökedja
Snövit
snöröjning
snöstorm
snöoväder
snödroppe
snöboll

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →

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