Where does “skygge” come from?
skygge (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from English shadow, from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
skygge (Norwegian Bokmål): a shadow; shade; to shade
Definitions
- a shadow; shade; to shade
Ancestry of “skygge”, step by step
skygge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English shadow
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shadow | A dark image projected onto a surface where light... |
| 2 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 3 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 4 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via Old Norse skuggi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | skuggi | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skuwwô | reflection, mirror image; shadow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ (s)ḱuh₃-nés | shadow, reflection |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |