Where does “skool” come from?

skool (Finnish) comes from Swedish skål, from Old Swedish skal, 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,...

skool (Finnish): cheers

Definitions

  1. cheers

Ancestry of “skool”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskålcheers; a bowl; a container; a toast; a raising...
2Old Swedishskal—
3Old Norseskelshell
4Proto-Germanicskaljōshell; husk; rind; peel
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
6Proto-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 skaljō →