Where does “skapmus” come from?
skapmus (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,...
skapmus (Norwegian Nynorsk): a person who regularly walks by the cupboard, fridge or other, in order to snack
Definitions
- a person who regularly walks by the cupboard, fridge or other, in order to snack
Ancestry of “skapmus”, step by step
skapmus traces back through two 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,... |