Where does “øðuskel” come from?

øðuskel (Faroese) comes from Faroese skel, 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,...

øðuskel (Faroese): horse mussel shell

Definitions

  1. horse mussel shell

Ancestry of “øðuskel”, step by step

øðuskel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese skel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseskelshell
2Old Norseskelshell
3Proto-Germanicskaljōshell; husk; rind; peel
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

via Faroese øða

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseøðanorthern horsemussel; to make someone angry
2Old Norseǿða—
3Proto-Germanic*wōdijanąto rage, to be furious
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaljō →