Where does “snö” come from?

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

snö (Swedish): snow; frozen, crystalline water falling as...

Definitions

  1. snow; frozen, crystalline water falling as...

Ancestry of “snö”, step by step

snö traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Swedish sniōr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishsniōr—
2Old Norsesnærsnow
3Proto-Germanicsnaiwazsnow
4Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
5Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow

via Old Swedish snō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishsnō—
2Old Norsesnóa—
3Proto-Germanicsnōanąto wind; twist; braid
4Proto-Indo-Europeansneh₁(i)-to twist; turn; wind; braid; plait; to wind;...

via Old Norse snúa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesnúato turn (around), twist
2Proto-Germanicsnōwaną—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansnéh₁-to spin, twist

Words derived from “snö”

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