Where does “skodde” come from?
skodde (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish skodde, from Danish skød, from Old Norse skaut, from Proto-Germanic skautaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- — to advance, push; to drive, propel.
skodde (Norwegian Bokmål): a shutter; fog, mist; simple past of sko
Definitions
- a shutter; fog, mist; simple past of sko
Ancestry of “skodde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | skodde | to backwater, back the oars; to shutter; to butt,... |
| 2 | Danish | skød | lap; womb, uterus; vagina |
| 3 | Old Norse | skaut | corner of a cloth, of a sail; corner of a square... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skautaz | corner; wedge; the corner of a piece of cloth or... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewd- | to advance, push; to drive, propel |