Where does “skilja” come from?

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

skilja (Icelandic): to separate; to understand; to divorce

Definitions

  1. to separate; to understand; to divorce

Ancestry of “skilja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskiljato part, divide, separate; to break off, break...
2Proto-Germanicskiljanąto cut; to split, divide; to separate,...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “skilja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skiljaną →