Where does “skjærefjøl” come from?

skjærefjøl (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål skjære, from Danish skære, from Old Norse skera, from Proto-Germanic skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

skjærefjøl (Norwegian Bokmål): chopping board, cutting board

Definitions

  1. chopping board, cutting board

Ancestry of “skjærefjøl”, step by step

skjærefjøl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål skjære

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålskjæreinflection of skjær: ## definite singular ##...
2Danishskærecut; to shine; definite singular of skær
3Old Norseskerato cut
4Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

via Norwegian Bokmål fjøl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfjølboard, plank of wood used in construction; board...
2Old Norsefjǫldeal, board
3Proto-Germanicfelumuch, a lot; a lot of; very
4Proto-Germanicfeluzmany; cruel, evil
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer-Every word from Proto-Germanic skeranąEvery word from Old Norse skera