Where does “scileach” come from?
scileach (Irish) comes from Irish scil, from English skill, from Middle English skill, from Old Norse skil, from Proto-Germanic skilją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
scileach (Irish): flaked rock; rock inclined to crumble; scree;...
Definitions
- flaked rock; rock inclined to crumble; scree;...
Ancestry of “scileach”, step by step
scileach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish scil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | scil | skill; attainment; squill |
| 2 | English | skill | Capacity to do something well; technique,... |
| 3 | Middle English | skill | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | skil | a distinction, discernment, knowledge |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skilją | separation, limit |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |