Where does “skalkeskjul” come from?

skalkeskjul (Danish) comes from Danish skalk, from Old Norse skálkr, from Proto-Germanic skalkaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

skalkeskjul (Danish): screen

Definitions

  1. screen

Ancestry of “skalkeskjul”, step by step

skalkeskjul traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish skalk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishskalka conman, scoundrel, deceiver
2Old Norseskálkr—
3Proto-Germanicskalkazservant
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

via Danish skjul

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishskjulcover, shelter
2Old Norseskjólshelter, cover
3Proto-Germanicskeuląshelter, hiding place
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skalkaz →