Where does “bragðskyn” come from?

bragðskyn (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic skyn, from Old Norse skyn, from Proto-Germanic skunją.

bragðskyn (Icelandic): sense of taste, gustation

Definitions

  1. sense of taste, gustation

Ancestry of “bragðskyn”, step by step

bragðskyn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic skyn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskynsense, awareness, perception; understanding,...
2Old Norseskynsense, perception, understanding
3Proto-Germanicskunją—

via Icelandic bragð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbragðtaste; trick; appearance, look
Every word from Proto-Germanic skunją →Every word from Old Norse skyn →Every word from Icelandic skyn →