Where does “skálm” come from?

skálm (Icelandic) comes from Proto-Germanic skalmō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

skálm (Icelandic): pant leg, trouser leg

Definitions

  1. pant leg, trouser leg

Ancestry of “skálm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskalmōhandle
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “skálm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skalmō →