Where does “pudersnö” come from?

pudersnö (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.

pudersnö (Swedish): powder snow, powdery snow

Definitions

  1. powder snow, powdery snow

Ancestry of “pudersnö”, step by step

pudersnö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish snö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsnösnow; frozen, crystalline water falling as...
2Old Swedishsniōr—
3Old Norsesnærsnow
4Proto-Germanicsnaiwazsnow
5Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
6Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow

via Swedish puder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpuderpowder
2Frenchpoudrepowder; dust
3Old Frenchpoudrepowder; dust
4Late Latinpulvera—
5Latinpulvisdust, powder; an arena, place of contest
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz →