Where does “skálmöld” come from?

skálmöld (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic öld, from Old Norse ǫld, from Proto-Germanic aldiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

skálmöld (Icelandic): A time of violence and crime; particularly the Age of the Sturlungs

Definitions

  1. A time of violence and crime; particularly the Age of the Sturlungs

Ancestry of “skálmöld”, step by step

skálmöld traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic öld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicöldage; century
2Old Norseǫldtime, age; cycle, period; men, people
3Proto-Germanicaldizage, generation; lifetime; human being; person;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via Icelandic skálm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskálmpant leg, trouser leg
2Proto-Germanicskalmōhandle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aldiz →Every word from Old Norse ǫld →
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