Where does “skøta” come from?

skøta (Faroese) comes from Old Norse skata, from Old Norse skade.

skøta (Faroese): ray, skate; common skate

Definitions

  1. ray, skate; common skate

Ancestry of “skøta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskataskate
2Old Norseskade—
Every word from Old Norse skade →Every word from Old Norse skata →
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