Where does “fægiskófla” come from?

fægiskófla (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic skófla, from Old Norse skofl, from Proto-Germanic skuflō, from Proto-Germanic skublō.

fægiskófla (Icelandic): a dustpan

Definitions

  1. a dustpan

Ancestry of “fægiskófla”, step by step

fægiskófla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic skófla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskóflashovel; to shovel
2Old Norseskofl—
3Proto-Germanicskuflōshovel
4Proto-Germanicskublō—

via Icelandic fægja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfægjato polish
2Old Norsefægjato cleanse, polish
3Proto-Germanicfēgijanąto decorate, make beautiful
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpōḱ-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic skublō →Every word from Proto-Germanic skuflō →Every word from Old Norse skofl →