Where does “urskog” come from?

urskog (Swedish) comes from Swedish skog, from Old Swedish skōgher, from Old Norse skógr, from Proto-Germanic skōgaz — forest, wood.

urskog (Swedish): a primeval forest, old-growth forest

Definitions

  1. a primeval forest, old-growth forest

Ancestry of “urskog”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskogforest, wood
2Old Swedishskōgherforest, wood
3Old Norseskógrwood, forest
4Proto-Germanicskōgazforest, wood
Every word from Proto-Germanic skōgaz →Every word from Old Norse skógr →Every word from Old Swedish skōgher →
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