Where does “snöoväder” come from?

snöoväder (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.

snöoväder (Swedish): a snow storm, a blizzard, heavy snowfall

Definitions

  1. a snow storm, a blizzard, heavy snowfall

Ancestry of “snöoväder”, step by step

snöoväder 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 oväder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishoväderbad weather, usually with heavy precipitation and strong winds; a storm; bad weather
2Old Norseúveðr—
3Proto-Germanicunwedrąbad weather, storm
4Proto-Germanicwedrąweather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰrom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz →