Where does “skúgvur” come from?

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

skúgvur (Faroese): great skua; tuft; the pyloric caeca of fish

Definitions

  1. great skua; tuft; the pyloric caeca of fish

Ancestry of “skúgvur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskúfrgreat skua

Words derived from “skúgvur

Every word from Old Norse skúfr