Where does “snövessla” come from?

snövessla (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.

snövessla (Swedish): a snowcat

Definitions

  1. a snowcat

Ancestry of “snövessla”, step by step

snövessla 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 vessla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvesslaweasel, Mustela nivalis
2Old Norsevisla—
3Proto-Germanicwisulǭweasel
4Proto-Germanicwisō-European polecat, "Mustela putorius"
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz →