Where does “skilen” come from?
skilen (Middle English) 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,...
Ancestry of “skilen”, step by step
skilen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse skilja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | skilja | to part, divide, separate; to break off, break... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skiljaną | to cut; to split, divide; to separate,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |
via Old English scilian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | scilian | to separate, part, remove |