Where does “Skua” come from?

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

Skua (German): skua, jaeger

Definitions

  1. skua, jaeger

Ancestry of “Skua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseskúgvurgreat skua; tuft; the pyloric caeca of fish
2Old Norseskúfrgreat skua
Every word from Old Norse skúfr →Every word from Faroese skúgvur →