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

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

Words derived from “sniōr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz →