Where does “skill” come from?

skill (Middle English) comes 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,...

Ancestry of “skill”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskila distinction, discernment, knowledge
2Proto-Germanicskiljąseparation, limit
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “skill”

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