Where does “snörusk” come from?
snörusk (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.
snörusk (Swedish): bad snowy weather
Definitions
- bad snowy weather
Ancestry of “snörusk”, step by step
snörusk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish snö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | snö | snow; frozen, crystalline water falling as... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | sniōr | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | snær | snow |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | snaiwaz | snow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | snóygʷʰos | snow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sneygʷʰ- | to snow |
via Swedish rusk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | rusk | bad rainy (or snowy) weather |