Where does “skilling” come from?
skilling (English) comes from Swedish skilling, from Old Norse skillingr, from Proto-Germanic skillingaz, from Proto-Germanic skiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
skilling (English): present participle of skill; A Scandinavian...
Definitions
- present participle of skill; A Scandinavian...
Ancestry of “skilling”, step by step
skilling traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish skilling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | skilling | a skilling coin |
| 2 | Old Norse | skillingr | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skillingaz | shilling |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skiljaną | to cut; to split, divide; to separate,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |
via Middle English skyling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | skyling | — |
via Old English sċilling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | sċilling | a shilling |