Where does “flákaský” come from?

flákaský (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic ský, from Old Norse ský, from Proto-Germanic skiwją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

flákaský (Icelandic): stratocumulus

Definitions

  1. stratocumulus

Ancestry of “flákaský”, step by step

flákaský 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 fláki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicflákiflat country
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skiwją →Every word from Old Norse ský →