Where does “skue” come from?

skue (Danish) comes from Old Norse skoða, from Proto-Germanic skuþōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- — to perceive; to observe.

skue (Danish): to see, behold; sight, spectacle; livestock show

Definitions

  1. to see, behold; sight, spectacle; livestock show

Ancestry of “skue”, step by step

skue traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse skoða

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskoðato watch, view
2Proto-Germanicskuþōną—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kewh₁-to perceive; to observe

via Faroese skúgvur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseskúgvurgreat skua; tuft; the pyloric caeca of fish
2Old Norseskúfrgreat skua

via German Schau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchaushow
2Middle High Germanschouwe—

Words derived from “skue”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skuþōną →Every word from Old Norse skoða →