Where does “skalli” come from?

skalli (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse skalli, from Proto-Germanic skaljō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

skalli (Icelandic): baldness; baldhead, baldy; a bald spot

Definitions

  1. baldness; baldhead, baldy; a bald spot

Ancestry of “skalli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskallia bald head; bald head, skull
2Proto-Germanicskaljōshell; husk; rind; peel
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaljō →