Where does “ský” come from?

ský (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse ský, from Proto-Germanic skiwją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

ský (Icelandic): cloud

Definitions

  1. cloud

Ancestry of “ský”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskýcloud
2Proto-Germanicskiwjącloud; sky
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “ský”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skiwją →Every word from Old Norse ský →