Where does “skodda” come from?

skodda (Icelandic) comes from Proto-Germanic skaduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

skodda (Icelandic): shadow

Definitions

  1. shadow

Ancestry of “skodda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskaduza shadow
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaduz →