snøhare.
arctic hare (Lepus arcticus); a species of hare native to Arctic regions of northern Canada and Greenland
Meaning & usage
arctic hare (Lepus arcticus); a species of hare native to Arctic regions of northern Canada and Greenland
Snøharen er godt tilpasset kulde, snø og is.
Where this word comes from
snø (“snow”) + hare (“hare”), literally “snow hare”. The first element, snø (“snow”), is inherited from Old Norse Old Norse snær (“snow”), alongside snjór and snjár, from Proto-Germanic *snaiwaz (“snow”), from Proto-Indo-European *snóygʷʰos (“snow”), ultimately from *sneygʷʰ- (“to snow”). Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk snø, Swedish snö, Danish sne, German Schnee and English snow (“snow”). The second element, hare (“hare”), is inherited from Old Norse Old Norse heri (“hare”), from Proto-Germanic *hesô (“hare”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱh₂s-én- (“hare”). Cognate with Swedish hare, Icelandic heri, German Hase and English hare (“hare”). Compare the parallel formation Norwegian Nynorsk snøhare (“Arctic hare”).
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