Where does “argskap” come from?
argskap (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk -skap, from Old Norse -skapr, from Proto-Germanic -skapiz, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
argskap (Norwegian Nynorsk): evil, malice
Definitions
- evil, malice
Ancestry of “argskap”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | -skap | -ship, -hood; -ness, -ity; -hood |
| 2 | Old Norse | -skapr | Used to form nouns from nouns and adjectives |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -skapiz | Forms nouns denoting state, originally meaning... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |