Where does “skýjaður” come from?

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

skýjaður (Icelandic): cloudy

Definitions

  1. cloudy

Ancestry of “skýjaður”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskýcloud
2Old Norseskýcloud
3Proto-Germanicskiwjącloud; sky
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skiwją →Every word from Old Norse ský →