Where does “skog” come from?

skog (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse skógr, from Proto-Germanic skōgaz — forest, wood.

skog (Norwegian Nynorsk): forest, wood

Definitions

  1. forest, wood

Ancestry of “skog”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskógrwood, forest
2Proto-Germanicskōgazforest, wood

Words derived from “skog”

Every word from Proto-Germanic skōgaz →Every word from Old Norse skógr →