Where does “skulle” come from?

skulle (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse skulu, from Proto-Germanic skulaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱel-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

skulle (Norwegian Bokmål): will, would, shall, should

Definitions

  1. will, would, shall, should

Ancestry of “skulle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskulushall, must
2Proto-Germanicskulanąto owe; to be obliged to, have to; shall, will,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḱel-to be obligated, owe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skulaną →
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