Where does “petriskål” come from?
petriskål (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål skål, from Old Norse skál, from Proto-Germanic skalō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
petriskål (Norwegian Bokmål): a Petri dish
Ancestry of “petriskål”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | skål | cheers!; a bowl; a dish |
| 2 | Old Norse | skál | bowl; scale |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skalō | shell; lump, ball |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |