Where does “skola” come from?

skola (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse skola, from Proto-Germanic skwal-, from Proto-Germanic skul-.

skola (Icelandic): to rinse

Definitions

  1. to rinse

Ancestry of “skola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskolawash
2Proto-Germanicskwal-—
3Proto-Germanicskul-—

Words derived from “skola”

Every word from Proto-Germanic skul- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skwal- →Every word from Old Norse skola →