Etymology

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Today it means: Shade, shadow. Full definition →

Old Norse skuggi ← Proto-Germanic *skuwwô
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  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*skuwwô“shadow, reflection”
  2. Old Norse · derived fromskuggi
  3. English todayscug

Scottish and Northern English from Old Norse skuggi, from Proto-Germanic *skuwwô (“shadow, reflection”). Cognate with Icelandic skuggi, Swedish skugga, Danish skygge, Old English sċūa, sċūwa (“a shade”).

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