Where does “krakkaskömm” come from?
krakkaskömm (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic skömm, from Old Norse skǫmm, from Proto-Germanic skamō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.
krakkaskömm (Icelandic): a naughty child
Ancestry of “krakkaskömm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | skömm | shame; a naughty or troublesome person or animal;... |
| 2 | Old Norse | skǫmm | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skamō | shame |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |