Where does “skál” come from?

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

skál (Icelandic): bowl; the act of performing a toast; breve

Definitions

  1. bowl; the act of performing a toast; breve

Ancestry of “skál”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskálbowl; scale
2Proto-Germanicskalōshell; lump, ball
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “skál”

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