Where does “kramsnö” come from?
kramsnö (Swedish) comes from Swedish snö, from Old Swedish sniōr, from Old Norse snær, from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.
kramsnö (Swedish): packing snow (soft, firm, malleable snow (formed around freezing), especially suitable for making for example snowballs and snowmen)
Definitions
- packing snow (soft, firm, malleable snow (formed around freezing), especially suitable for making for example snowballs and snowmen)
Ancestry of “kramsnö”, step by step
kramsnö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish snö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | snö | snow; frozen, crystalline water falling as... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | sniōr | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | snær | snow |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | snaiwaz | snow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | snóygʷʰos | snow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sneygʷʰ- | to snow |
via Swedish kräma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kräma | to monger, to sell, to market |
| 2 | Old Swedish | krama | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | kremja | to crush |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *krammijaną | to squeeze |