Where does “skoþa” come from?

skoþa (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse skoða, from Proto-Germanic skuþōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- — to perceive; to observe.

Ancestry of “skoþa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskoðato watch, view
2Proto-Germanicskuþōną—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kewh₁-to perceive; to observe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skuþōną →Every word from Old Norse skoða →