Where does “snölykta” come from?

snölykta (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.

snölykta (Swedish): a snow lantern (usually conical container built of snowballs into which a light is put, usually a candle)

Definitions

  1. a snow lantern (usually conical container built of snowballs into which a light is put, usually a candle)

Ancestry of “snölykta”, step by step

snölykta 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 lykta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlyktaa lantern, a handheld lamp; bald face, a horse...
2Middle Low Germanluchte—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz →