Where does “skall” come from?
skall (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic skella, from Old Norse skella, from Proto-Germanic skeldaną, from Proto-Indo-European skeldʰ-.
skall (Icelandic): first-person singular past indicative of skella;...
Definitions
- first-person singular past indicative of skella;...
Ancestry of “skall”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | skella | a spot, a patch; to crash, bang; to slam, slap |
| 2 | Old Norse | skella | to make to slam, clash; to strike, smite; scold;... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skeldaną | to scold |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | skeldʰ- | — |