Where does “skämskudde” come from?
skämskudde (Swedish) comes from Swedish skämmas, from Swedish skam, from Old Swedish skam, from Old Norse skǫmm, from Proto-Germanic skamō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.
skämskudde (Swedish): a real or imagined pillow used to cope with the...
Definitions
- a real or imagined pillow used to cope with the...
Ancestry of “skämskudde”, step by step
skämskudde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish skämmas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | skämmas | to be ashamed; to be embarrassed |
| 2 | Swedish | skam | shame; something to deeply regret; shame; feeling... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | skam | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | skǫmm | shame |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skamō | shame |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |
via Swedish kudde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kudde | pillow; cushion; soft material in a cloth bag |
| 2 | Old Swedish | kodde | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | koddi | pillow |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kuddô | bag; pod; sack; purse |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gewt- | sack; pouch; pouch, sack |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |