Where does “skoflickare” come from?

skoflickare (Swedish) comes from Swedish sko, from Old Norse skór, from Proto-Germanic skōhaz, from Proto-Indo-European skewk-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew- — to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...

skoflickare (Swedish): cobbler

Definitions

  1. cobbler

Ancestry of “skoflickare”, step by step

skoflickare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish sko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskoa shoe; a lining; to shoe, to put on shoes;...
2Old Norseskórshoe
3Proto-Germanicskōhazshoe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskewk-
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kew-to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...

via Swedish flicka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishflickaa girl; to repair, to patch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewk-Every word from Proto-Germanic skōhaz