Where does “navelskådare” come from?
navelskådare (Swedish) comes from Swedish skådare, from Swedish skåda, from Old Swedish skaþa, from Old Norse skaða, from Proto-Germanic skaþōną, from Proto-Germanic skaþô, from Proto-Indo-European sket- — to injure.
navelskådare (Swedish): a navel-gazer
Definitions
- a navel-gazer
Ancestry of “navelskådare”, step by step
navelskådare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish skådare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | skådare | watcher |
| 2 | Swedish | skåda | to watch, to behold |
| 3 | Old Swedish | skaþa | to harm, hurt, damage, wound |
| 4 | Old Norse | skaða | to hurt |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skaþōną | to injure, harm, damage |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skaþô | damage, scathe; one who causes damage; injurer |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sket- | to injure |