Where does “skåne” come from?

skåne (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Middle Low German schōnen, from Proto-Germanic skaunijaną.

skåne (Norwegian Nynorsk): to spare, show mercy

Definitions

  1. to spare, show mercy

Ancestry of “skåne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanschōnen—
2Proto-Germanicskaunijaną—
Every word from Proto-Germanic skaunijaną →Every word from Middle Low German schōnen →