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Where does “skurður” come from?

skurður (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse skurðr, from Proto-Germanic skurdiz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kr̥(H)tís.

skurður (Icelandic): the act of cutting something; cut, wound;...

Definitions

  1. the act of cutting something; cut, wound;...

Ancestry of “skurður”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskurðr—
2Proto-Germanicskurdizcutting, shearing
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kr̥(H)tís—

Words derived from “skurður”

  • botnlangaskurður
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