Where does “skiffer” come from?

skiffer (Swedish) comes from German Schiefer, from Middle High German schiver, from Old High German skivaro.

skiffer (Swedish): slate

Definitions

  1. slate

Ancestry of “skiffer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchiefershale, slate; small splinter
2Middle High Germanschiver—
3Old High Germanskivaro—

Words derived from “skiffer”

Every word from Old High German skivaro →Every word from Middle High German schiver →Every word from German Schiefer →