Where does “snöbjörn” come from?

snöbjörn (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.

snöbjörn (Swedish): a snow scoop

Definitions

  1. a snow scoop

Ancestry of “snöbjörn”, step by step

snöbjörn 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 Björn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishBjörna bear an ursid
2Old Swedishbiørnbear (animal)
3Old NorseBjǫrnbear (animal)
4Proto-Germanicbernuzbear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz →