Where does “Skua” come from?
Skua (German) comes from Faroese skúgvur, from Old Norse skúfr — great skua.
Skua (German): skua, jaeger
Ancestry of “Skua”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Faroese | skúgvur | great skua; tuft; the pyloric caeca of fish |
| 2 | Old Norse | skúfr | great skua |