Where does “skella” come from?
skella (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse skella, from Proto-Germanic skeldaną, from Proto-Indo-European skeldʰ-.
skella (Icelandic): a spot, a patch; to crash, bang; to slam, slap
Definitions
- a spot, a patch; to crash, bang; to slam, slap
Ancestry of “skella”, step by step
skella traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse skella
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | skella | to make to slam, clash; to strike, smite; scold;... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skeldaną | to scold |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | skeldʰ- | — |
via Old Norse skjalla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | skjalla | to clash, clatter |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skellaną | to sound, clatter, ring |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |
Words derived from “skella”