Where does “skovbrug” come from?

skovbrug (Danish) comes from Danish skov, from Old Danish skogh, from Old Norse skógr, from Proto-Germanic skōgaz — forest, wood.

skovbrug (Danish): forestry

Definitions

  1. forestry

Ancestry of “skovbrug”, step by step

skovbrug traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish skov

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishskovforest
2Old Danishskoghforest
3Old Norseskógrwood, forest
4Proto-Germanicskōgazforest, wood

via Danish brug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbruguse, application; usage; farm
2Middle Low Germanbrūk—
Every word from Proto-Germanic skōgaz →Every word from Old Norse skógr →Every word from Old Danish skogh →