Where does “skalte” come from?

skalte (Danish) comes from German schalten, from Middle High German schalten, from Old High German scaltan, from Proto-Germanic skaldaną — to knock, hit.

skalte (Danish): to rule, dispose

Definitions

  1. to rule, dispose

Ancestry of “skalte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschaltento switch
2Middle High Germanschalten—
3Old High Germanscaltanto push a ship forward
4Proto-Germanicskaldanąto knock, hit

Words derived from “skalte”

Every word from Proto-Germanic skaldaną →