Where does “skemta” come from?

skemta (Faroese) comes from Old Norse skemta, from Proto-Germanic skammatjaną.

skemta (Faroese): to joke, amuse, entertain

Definitions

  1. to joke, amuse, entertain

Ancestry of “skemta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskemtato amuse, to entertain
2Proto-Germanicskammatjaną—

Words derived from “skemta”

Every word from Proto-Germanic skammatjaną →Every word from Old Norse skemta →