Where does “skursvamp” come from?

skursvamp (Swedish) comes from Swedish skura, from Old French escurer, from Medieval Latin scuro, from Latin cūrō, from Latin cūra, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeys-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- — to pay; to avenge.

skursvamp (Swedish): a scouring pad, a scourer (sponge with abrasive side)

Definitions

  1. a scouring pad, a scourer (sponge with abrasive side)

Ancestry of “skursvamp”, step by step

skursvamp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish skura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskurato scrub
2Old Frenchescurer—
3Medieval Latinscuro—
4Latincūrōto arrange, see to, attend to, take care of, look after, ensure, tend to
5Latincūracare, concern, thought
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeys-to see; to heed
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-to pay; to avenge

via Swedish svamp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsvampfungus; mushroom; sponge
2Old Swedishsvamperfungus, mushroom
3Old Norsesvampr—
4Proto-Germanic*swammaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswombh-sponge, tree-fungus, swamp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeys- →Every word from Latin cūra →