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

Definitions

  1. stratus

Ancestry of “þokuský”, step by step

þokuský traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic ský

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskýcloud
2Old Norseskýcloud
3Proto-Germanicskiwjącloud; sky
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via Icelandic þoka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicþokafog, mist
2Old Norseþokafog, mist
3Proto-Germanicþukōnąto fog, be misty
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skiwją →Every word from Old Norse ský →