Where does “snöskovel” come from?

snöskovel (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.

snöskovel (Swedish): a snow scoop

Definitions

  1. a snow scoop

Ancestry of “snöskovel”, step by step

snöskovel 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 skovel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskovela large, wide, curved shovel
2Old Norseskofl—
3Proto-Germanicskuflōshovel
4Proto-Germanicskublō—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz →