Where does “skål” come from?

skål (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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,...

skål (Norwegian Bokmål): cheers!; a bowl; a dish

Definitions

  1. cheers!; a bowl; a dish

Ancestry of “skål”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskálbowl; scale
2Proto-Germanicskalōshell; lump, ball
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 “skål”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skalō →