Where does “skábma” come from?

skábma (Northern Sami) comes from Norwegian skamtid, from Old Norse skammr, from Proto-Germanic skammaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱem- — mutilated, hornless; to cover, hide, conceal.

skábma (Northern Sami): polar night

Definitions

  1. polar night

Ancestry of “skábma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegianskamtid—
2Old Norseskammrshort
3Proto-Germanicskammazshort; blunt; stunted
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱem-mutilated, hornless; to cover, hide, conceal

Words derived from “skábma”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skammaz →Every word from Old Norse skammr →