Where does “dårskap” come from?
dårskap (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk skåp, from Middle Norwegian skáp, from Middle Low German schap, from Old Saxon skāp, from Proto-West Germanic skāp, from Proto-Germanic skapą, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
dårskap (Norwegian Nynorsk): foolishness, stupidity
Definitions
- foolishness, stupidity
Ancestry of “dårskap”, step by step
dårskap traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk skåp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | skåp | a cupboard, closet |
| 2 | Middle Norwegian | skáp | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | schap | cupboard, cabinet, coffer |
| 4 | Old Saxon | skāp | sheep |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skāp | sheep |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skapą | shape |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |
via Swedish dåre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | dåre | a fool, a madman, a lunatic |
| 2 | Old Swedish | dāre | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | dári | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | dȫre | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | *dōro | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *dauʀō | fool |
via Norwegian Nynorsk dåre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | dåre | fool |