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Where does “sno” come from?

sno (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish sniōr, from Old Norse snær, from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.

sno (Swedish): snow; frozen, crystalline water falling as...

Definitions

  1. snow; frozen, crystalline water falling as...

Ancestry of “sno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishsniōr—
2Old Norsesnærsnow
3Proto-Germanicsnaiwazsnow
4Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
5Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow

Words derived from “sno”

  • snöge
  • snöbollskrig
  • snökedja
  • Snövit
  • snöröjning
  • snöstorm
  • snöoväder
  • snödroppe
  • snöboll
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