Where does “skógur” come from?

skógur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse skógr, from Proto-Germanic skōgaz — forest, wood.

skógur (Icelandic): forest, woods

Definitions

  1. forest, woods

Ancestry of “skógur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskógrwood, forest
2Proto-Germanicskōgazforest, wood

Words derived from “skógur”

Every word from Proto-Germanic skōgaz →Every word from Old Norse skógr →