Where does “skämta” come from?

skämta (Swedish) comes from Old Norse skemta, from Proto-Germanic skammatjaną.

skämta (Swedish): to joke

Definitions

  1. to joke

Ancestry of “skämta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskemtato amuse, to entertain
2Proto-Germanicskammatjaną—
Every word from Proto-Germanic skammatjaną →Every word from Old Norse skemta →