Where does “snöplog” come from?

snöplog (Swedish) comes from Swedish plog, from Old Norse plógr, from Proto-Germanic plōgaz, from Proto-Celtic ɸlowyos, from Proto-Indo-European plówyos, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

snöplog (Swedish): a snow plow (device for clearing snow)

Definitions

  1. a snow plow (device for clearing snow)

Ancestry of “snöplog”, step by step

snöplog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish plog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishploga plow or plough
2Old Norseplógrplough, plow
3Proto-Germanicplōgazplough
4Proto-Celticɸlowyosrudder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplówyosship
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Swedish snö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsnösnow; frozen, crystalline water falling as...
2Old Swedishsniōr—
3Old Norsesnærsnow
4Proto-Germanicsnaiwazsnow
5Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
6Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plówyos →Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸlowyos →