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Where does “skille” come from?

skille (Danish) comes from Old Norse skilja, from Proto-Germanic skiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

skille (Danish): to separate; to separate, come apart; to...

Definitions

  1. to separate; to separate, come apart; to...

Ancestry of “skille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskiljato part, divide, separate; to break off, break...
2Proto-Germanicskiljanąto cut; to split, divide; to separate,...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “skille”

  • skillelinje
  • adskille
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