Where does “skýjakljúfur” come from?

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

skýjakljúfur (Icelandic): skyscraper

Definitions

  1. skyscraper

Ancestry of “skýjakljúfur”, step by step

skýjakljúfur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic ský

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskýcloud
2Old Norseskýcloud
3Proto-Germanicskiwjącloud; sky
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via Icelandic kljúfa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickljúfato split, cleave
2Old Norsekljúfato cleave, split
3Proto-Germanickleubanąto split, to cleave
4Proto-Indo-Europeanglewbʰ-to split
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skiwją →Every word from Old Norse ský →