Where does “sky” come from?

Sky comes from Middle English sky, from Old Norse ský, from Proto-Germanic skiwją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew-.

sky (English): The atmosphere above a given point, especially as...

Definitions

  1. The atmosphere above a given point, especially as...

Ancestry of “sky”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishskyThe atmosphere or sky; that which lies above the...
2Old Norseskýcloud
3Proto-Germanicskiwjącloud; sky
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “sky”

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