Where does “skjelne” come from?

skjelne (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål skjell, from Old Norse skel, from Proto-Germanic skaljō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

skjelne (Norwegian Bokmål): to distinguish, differentiate, discern

Definitions

  1. to distinguish, differentiate, discern

Ancestry of “skjelne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålskjell<br>; a mussel, shell; a scale
2Old Norseskelshell
3Proto-Germanicskaljōshell; husk; rind; peel
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “skjelne”

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