Where does “skáld” come from?

skáld (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse skald, from Proto-Germanic skeldaną, from Proto-Indo-European skeldʰ-.

skáld (Icelandic): a poet

Definitions

  1. a poet

Ancestry of “skáld”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskaldpoet, skald
2Proto-Germanicskeldanąto scold
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskeldʰ-—

Words derived from “skáld”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeldaną →Every word from Old Norse skald →