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Where does “snöa” come from?

snöa (Swedish) comes from Old Norse snjóva, from Proto-Germanic snīwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.

snöa (Swedish): to snow; "said about weather when snow is...

Definitions

  1. to snow; "said about weather when snow is...

Ancestry of “snöa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesnjóva—
2Proto-Germanicsnīwanąto snow
3Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →