Where does “snösko” come from?

snösko (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.

snösko (Swedish): a snowshoe

Definitions

  1. a snowshoe

Ancestry of “snösko”, step by step

snösko 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 sko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskoa shoe; a lining; to shoe, to put on shoes;...
2Old Norseskórshoe
3Proto-Germanicskōhazshoe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskewk-—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kew-to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...
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