Where does “sundskýla” come from?
sundskýla (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic skýla, from Old Norse skýla, from Proto-Germanic skiulijaną, from Proto-Germanic skeulą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
sundskýla (Icelandic): swimming trunks
Definitions
- swimming trunks
Ancestry of “sundskýla”, step by step
sundskýla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic skýla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | skýla | to shelter, screen, cover, shield, protect |
| 2 | Old Norse | skýla | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skiulijaną | to shelter, hide |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skeulą | shelter, hiding place |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |
via Icelandic sund
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | sund | swimming, the act of swimming; channel, strait,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | sund | swimming; strait, sound; swimming, sound |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sundą | swimming; sound, strait |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | swimmaną | to be unsteady; to swim; float |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swem(bʰ)- | to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim |