Where does “skovklædt” come from?

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

skovklædt (Danish): wooded

Definitions

  1. wooded

Ancestry of “skovklædt”, step by step

skovklædt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish skov

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

via Danish klædt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishklædtpast participle of klæde; dressed
Every word from Proto-Germanic skōgaz →Every word from Old Norse skógr →Every word from Old Danish skogh →