Where does “pissuskál” come from?

pissuskál (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic pissa, from Middle Low German pissen, from Dutch pissen, from Middle Dutch pissen, from Old French pissier, from Vulgar Latin pissiare, from Latin pissio — I piss.

pissuskál (Icelandic): urinal

Definitions

  1. urinal

Ancestry of “pissuskál”, step by step

pissuskál traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic pissa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicpissato pee; to piss
2Middle Low Germanpissen—
3Dutchpissento piss
4Middle Dutchpissento piss
5Old Frenchpissierto piss; to excrete urine
6Vulgar Latinpissiarepresent active infinitive of *pīssiō
7LatinpissioI piss

via Icelandic skál

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskálbowl; the act of performing a toast; breve
2Old Norseskálbowl; scale
3Proto-Germanicskalōshell; lump, ball
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Every word from Latin pissio →Every word from Vulgar Latin pissiare →Every word from Old French pissier →