Where does “skjald” come from?

skjald (Danish) comes from Old Norse skald, from Proto-Germanic skeldaną, from Proto-Indo-European skeldʰ-.

skjald (Danish): bard; skald

Definitions

  1. bard; skald

Ancestry of “skjald”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskaldpoet, skald
2Proto-Germanicskeldanąto scold
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskeldʰ-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeldʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic skeldanąEvery word from Old Norse skald
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