Where does “skifer” come from?

skifer (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from German Schiefer, from Middle High German schiver, from Old High German skivaro.

skifer (Norwegian Bokmål): schist, shale, slate

Definitions

  1. schist, shale, slate

Ancestry of “skifer”, step by step

skifer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schiefer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchiefershale, slate; small splinter
2Middle High Germanschiver—
3Old High Germanskivaro—

via Middle Low German schiver

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanschiver—

Words derived from “skifer”

Every word from Old High German skivaro →Every word from Middle High German schiver →Every word from German Schiefer →