Where does “skau” come from?

skau (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse skógr, from Proto-Germanic skōgaz — forest, wood.

skau (Norwegian Bokmål): a forest

Definitions

  1. a forest

Ancestry of “skau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskógrwood, forest
2Proto-Germanicskōgazforest, wood
Every word from Proto-Germanic skōgaz →Every word from Old Norse skógr →