Where does “skovhugst” come from?

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

skovhugst (Danish): logging

Definitions

  1. logging

Ancestry of “skovhugst”, step by step

skovhugst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish skov

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

via Danish hugst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhugstfelling, chopping down trees
2Norwegian Bokmål[[hugst]]/[[hogst]]—
3Old Norsehǫgstr—
Every word from Proto-Germanic skōgaz →Every word from Old Norse skógr →Every word from Old Danish skogh →