Where does “skillevegg” come from?
skillevegg (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål vegg, from Old Norse Veggr, from Proto-Germanic wajjuz, from Proto-Indo-European wh̥₁yús, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...
skillevegg (Norwegian Bokmål): a partition, dividing wall
Definitions
- a partition, dividing wall
Ancestry of “skillevegg”, step by step
skillevegg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål vegg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | vegg | a wall |
| 2 | Old Norse | Veggr | name of a dwarf |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wajjuz | wall |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wh̥₁yús | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁y- | to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,... |
via Norwegian Bokmål skille
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | skille | divide, division, partition, dividing line; to... |
| 2 | Old Norse | skilja | to part, divide, separate; to break off, break... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skiljaną | to cut; to split, divide; to separate,... |
| 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,... |