Where does “skollitaður” come from?

skollitaður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic líta, from Old Norse líta, from Proto-Germanic wlītaną, from Proto-Germanic wleyd(ʰ)-.

skollitaður (Icelandic): ash blond, dirty blond, dishwater blond

Definitions

  1. ash blond, dirty blond, dishwater blond

Ancestry of “skollitaður”, step by step

skollitaður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic líta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclítalook; see
2Old Norselítalook; see
3Proto-Germanicwlītanąto see, look
4Proto-Germanicwleyd(ʰ)-

via Icelandic skol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskol
Every word from Proto-Germanic wleyd(ʰ)-
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