Where does “snöa in” come from?

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

snöa in (Swedish): to snow in

Definitions

  1. to snow in

Ancestry of “snöa in”, step by step

snöa in traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish snöa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsnöato snow; "said about weather when snow is...
2Old Norsesnjóvato snow
3Proto-Germanicsnīwanąto snow
4Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow

via Swedish in

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishininto, the direction "from "out" to "in
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic snīwaną →Every word from Old Norse snjóva →