Where does “skálkur” come from?

skálkur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse skálkr, from Proto-Germanic skalkaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

skálkur (Faroese): scoundrel, villain

Definitions

  1. scoundrel, villain

Ancestry of “skálkur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskálkr—
2Proto-Germanicskalkazservant
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
4Proto-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 skalkaz →