Where does “skógvur” come from?

skógvur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse skógr, from Proto-Germanic skōgaz — forest, wood.

skógvur (Faroese): shoe; forest

Definitions

  1. shoe; forest

Ancestry of “skógvur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskógrwood, forest
2Proto-Germanicskōgazforest, wood

Words derived from “skógvur”

Every word from Proto-Germanic skōgaz →Every word from Old Norse skógr →