Where does “snöbollsbuske” come from?

snöbollsbuske (Swedish) comes from Swedish snöboll, 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.

snöbollsbuske (Swedish): snowball tree, Viburnum opulus 'Roseum' syn. 'Sterile'

Definitions

  1. snowball tree, Viburnum opulus 'Roseum' syn. 'Sterile'

Ancestry of “snöbollsbuske”, step by step

snöbollsbuske traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish snöboll

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsnöbolla snowball
2Swedishsnösnow; frozen, crystalline water falling as...
3Old Swedishsniōr
4Old Norsesnærsnow
5Proto-Germanicsnaiwazsnow
6Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
7Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow

via Swedish buske

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbuskebush; a category of plants that is distinguished...
2Old Norsebuskr
3Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰosEvery word from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz
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