Where does “skona” come from?

skona (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish skona, from Middle Low German schōnen, from Proto-Germanic skaunijaną.

skona (Swedish): to spare, show mercy

Definitions

  1. to spare, show mercy

Ancestry of “skona”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishskona—
2Middle Low Germanschōnen—
3Proto-Germanicskaunijaną—

Words derived from “skona”

Every word from Proto-Germanic skaunijaną →Every word from Middle Low German schōnen →Every word from Old Swedish skona →