Where does “skoða” come from?

skoða (Faroese) comes from Old Norse skoða, from Proto-Germanic skuþōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- — to perceive; to observe.

skoða (Faroese): to look at, to contemplate

Definitions

  1. to look at, to contemplate

Ancestry of “skoða”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskoðato watch, view
2Proto-Germanicskuþōną—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kewh₁-to perceive; to observe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skuþōną →Every word from Old Norse skoða →