Where does “obskøn” come from?

obskøn (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Latin obscenus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweyn- — to make dirty, soil; filth; mud; to soil; mud;...

obskøn (Norwegian Nynorsk): obscene

Definitions

  1. obscene

Ancestry of “obskøn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinobscenusinauspicious, ominous, portentous; repulsive,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweyn-to make dirty, soil; filth; mud; to soil; mud;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweyn- →Every word from Latin obscenus →