Where does “snöröjning” come from?

snöröjning (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.

snöröjning (Swedish): snow removal

Definitions

  1. snow removal

Ancestry of “snöröjning”, step by step

snöröjning 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 röjning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishröjningremoval of (natural) obstacles, clearing
2Swedishröjato clear, to remove; to party
3Old Swedishrydhia—
4Old Norseryðjato clear, empty
5Proto-Germanicrudjanąto clear
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewdʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz →