Where does “morskab” come from?
morskab (Danish) comes from Danish more, from Danish moro, from Danish ro, from Old Norse Ró, from Proto-Germanic wranhō, from Proto-Indo-European wrenk-, from Latvian wer- — to turn, to bend.
morskab (Danish): amusement, fun
Ancestry of “morskab”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | more | To amuse, entertain |
| 2 | Danish | moro | fun |
| 3 | Danish | ro | calmness; to row |
| 4 | Old Norse | Ró | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wranhō | angle, corner, nook |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wrenk- | to turn, twist, bend |
| 7 | Latvian | wer- | to turn, to bend |