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Where does “snjø” come from?

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

snjø (Westrobothnian): snow

Definitions

  1. snow

Ancestry of “snjø”, step by step

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

Words derived from “snjø”

  • snjömyl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →