Where does “skegg” come from?

skegg (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse skegg, from Proto-Germanic skagją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kek- — to jump, move; to shake, stir.

skegg (Icelandic): a beard

Definitions

  1. a beard

Ancestry of “skegg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskeggbeard
2Proto-Germanicskagjąbeard, hair
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kek-to jump, move; to shake, stir

Words derived from “skegg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skagją →Every word from Old Norse skegg →