Etymology Explorer
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Where does “skjófa” come from?
skjófa (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic skeubaną, from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ- — to push.
Ancestry of “skjófa”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
skeubaną
to push, drive
2
Proto-Indo-European
skewbʰ-
to push
Words derived from “skjófa”
skiuva
skjuva
skjuvning
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ- →
Every word from Proto-Germanic skeubaną →