Where does “sgiwen” come from?
sgiwen (Welsh) comes from English skua, from Faroese skúgvur, from Old Norse skúfr — great skua.
sgiwen (Welsh): skua
Ancestry of “sgiwen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | skua | Any of various predatory seabirds of the family... |
| 2 | Faroese | skúgvur | great skua; tuft; the pyloric caeca of fish |
| 3 | Old Norse | skúfr | great skua |