Where does “Skáfiðr” come from?

Skáfiðr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse viðr, from Proto-Germanic widuz, from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- — forest, wood; tree, beam.

Skáfiðr (Old Norse): name of a dwarf

Definitions

  1. name of a dwarf

Ancestry of “Skáfiðr”, step by step

Skáfiðr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse viðr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseviðrwood; Alternative form of við
2Proto-Germanicwiduzwood
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwidʰu-forest, wood; tree, beam

via Old Norse skár

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskáropen, good
Every word from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic widuz →Every word from Old Norse viðr →