Where does “skörbjugg” come from?

skörbjugg (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish skørbiugh, from Old Norse skyrbjúgr — scurvy.

skörbjugg (Swedish): scurvy

Definitions

  1. scurvy

Ancestry of “skörbjugg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishskørbiugh—
2Old Norseskyrbjúgrscurvy

Words derived from “skörbjugg”

Every word from Old Norse skyrbjúgr →Every word from Old Swedish skørbiugh →