Where does “þokuský” come from?
þokuský (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic ský, from Old Norse ský, from Proto-Germanic skiwją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.
þokuský (Icelandic): stratus
Ancestry of “þokuský”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | ský | cloud |
| 2 | Old Norse | ský | cloud |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skiwją | cloud; sky |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |