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

  1. first-person singular past indicative of skella;...

Ancestry of “skall”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskellaa spot, a patch; to crash, bang; to slam, slap
2Old Norseskellato make to slam, clash; to strike, smite; scold;...
3Proto-Germanicskeldanąto scold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskeldʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeldaną →Every word from Old Norse skella →