Where does “skoldi” come from?

skoldi (Esperanto) comes from English scold, from Middle English scold, from Old Norse skald, from Proto-Germanic skeldaną, from Proto-Indo-European skeldʰ-.

skoldi (Esperanto): to scold

Definitions

  1. to scold

Ancestry of “skoldi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscoldA person who habitually scolds, in particular a...
2Middle Englishscold—
3Old Norseskaldpoet, skald
4Proto-Germanicskeldanąto scold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskeldʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeldaną →Every word from Old Norse skald →