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Where does “skjønnhet” come from?

skjønnhet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål skjønn, from Low German schone.

skjønnhet (Norwegian Bokmål): beauty; a beauty

Definitions

  1. beauty; a beauty

Ancestry of “skjønnhet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålskjønnbeautiful; imperative of skjønne
2Low Germanschone—

Words derived from “skjønnhet”

  • skjønnhetsdronning
  • skjønnhetssalong
Every word from Low German schone →