Where does “skómakari” come from?

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

skómakari (Faroese): shoemaker

Definitions

  1. shoemaker

Ancestry of “skómakari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseskógvurshoe; forest
2Old Norseskógrwood, forest
3Proto-Germanicskōgazforest, wood
Every word from Proto-Germanic skōgaz →Every word from Old Norse skógr →Every word from Faroese skógvur →