Where does “skal” come from?
skal (Faroese) comes from Old Norse skál, from Proto-Germanic skalō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
skal (Faroese): bowl; drinking glass, tumbler; weighing scale
Definitions
- bowl; drinking glass, tumbler; weighing scale
Ancestry of “skal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | skál | bowl; scale |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skalō | shell; lump, ball |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |