Where does “sky” come from?
sky (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse ský, from Proto-Germanic skiwją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.
sky (Norwegian Bokmål): shy; a cloud; to avoid, shun
Definitions
- shy; a cloud; to avoid, shun
Ancestry of “sky”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | ský | cloud |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skiwją | cloud; sky |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |