Where does “skjól” come from?

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

skjól (Faroese): shelter, cover; protection

Definitions

  1. shelter, cover; protection

Ancestry of “skjól”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskjólshelter, cover
2Proto-Germanicskeuląshelter, hiding place
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “skjól”

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