Where does “skilja” come from?

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

skilja (Faroese): to understand; to divide

Definitions

to understand; to divide

Ancestry of “skilja”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Norse	skilja	to part, divide, separate; to break off, break...
2	Proto-Germanic	skiljaną	to cut; to split, divide; to separate,...
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,...

Words derived from “skilja”

misskilja

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skiljaną →