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Where does “skygge” come from?

skygge (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk skugge, from Old Norse skuggi, from Proto-Germanic skuwwô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ (s)ḱuh₃-nés, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

skygge (Norwegian Nynorsk): definite singular of skygg; plural of skygg;...

Definitions

  1. definite singular of skygg; plural of skygg;...

Ancestry of “skygge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskskuggea shadow; to shadow , to shade; to shadow
2Old Norseskuggi—
3Proto-Germanicskuwwôreflection, mirror image; shadow
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ (s)ḱuh₃-nésshadow, reflection
5Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots
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