Where does “skua” come from?

skua (English) comes from Faroese skúgvur, from Old Norse skúfr — great skua.

skua (English): Any of various predatory seabirds of the family...

Definitions

  1. Any of various predatory seabirds of the family...

Ancestry of “skua”, step by step

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

Words derived from “skua”

Every word from Old Norse skúfr →Every word from Faroese skúgvur →