Where does “skòr” come from?

skòr (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse skór, from Proto-Germanic skōhaz, from Proto-Indo-European skewk-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew- — to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...

skòr (Norwegian Nynorsk): a notch, incision; a footstool; a step in a...

Definitions

  1. a notch, incision; a footstool; a step in a...

Ancestry of “skòr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskórshoe
2Proto-Germanicskōhazshoe
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskewk-—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kew-to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skōhaz →