Where does “navelskådning” come from?

navelskådning (Swedish) comes from Swedish skådning, 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.

navelskådning (Swedish): navel-gazing

Definitions

  1. navel-gazing

Ancestry of “navelskådning”, step by step

navelskådning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish skådning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskådningwatching
2Swedishskådato watch, to behold
3Old Swedishskaþato harm, hurt, damage, wound
4Old Norseskaðato hurt
5Proto-Germanicskaþōnąto injure, harm, damage
6Proto-Germanicskaþôdamage, scathe; one who causes damage; injurer
7Proto-Indo-Europeansket-to injure

via Swedish navel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnavelnavel, belly button
2Old Norsenaflia navel
3Proto-Germanicnabalônavel
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nobʰ-navel, nave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sket- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaþô →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaþōną →
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