Where does “skelfiskur” come from?

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

skelfiskur (Icelandic): shellfish

Definitions

  1. shellfish

Ancestry of “skelfiskur”, step by step

skelfiskur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic skel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskelshell, husk
2Old Norseskelshell
3Proto-Germanicskaljōshell; husk; rind; peel
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

via Icelandic fiskur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfiskurfish; Pisces
2Old Norsefiskra fish
3Proto-Germanicfiskazfish
4Indo-European*peysk-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaljō →