Where does “aðskilnaður” come from?

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

aðskilnaður (Icelandic): separation

Definitions

  1. separation

Ancestry of “aðskilnaður”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskilnaðurseparation
2Old Norseskilnaðrseparation, parting, divorce
3Proto-Germanicskiljanąto cut; to split, divide; to separate,...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “aðskilnaður”

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