Where does “skol” come from?

skol (English) comes from Swedish skål, from Old Swedish skal, from Old Norse skel, from Proto-Germanic skaljō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

skol (English): A drinking-toast; cheers; To down

Definitions

  1. A drinking-toast; cheers; To down

Ancestry of “skol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskålcheers; a bowl; a container; a toast; a raising...
2Old Swedishskal—
3Old Norseskelshell
4Proto-Germanicskaljōshell; husk; rind; peel
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaljō →
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