Where does “skov” come from?

skov (Swedish) comes from Middle English skof, from Proto-Germanic skeubaną, from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ- — to push.

skov (Swedish): remission

Definitions

  1. remission

Ancestry of “skov”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishskof—
2Proto-Germanicskeubanąto push, drive
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskewbʰ-to push
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeubaną →Every word from Middle English skof →