Where does “vedskjul” come from?
vedskjul (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål skjul, from Old Norse skjúl, from Proto-Germanic skeulą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
vedskjul (Norwegian Bokmål): woodshed; an outhouse for storing firewood
Definitions
- woodshed; an outhouse for storing firewood
Ancestry of “vedskjul”, step by step
vedskjul traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål skjul
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | skjul | a shed, shelter; imperative of skjule |
| 2 | Old Norse | skjúl | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skeulą | shelter, hiding place |
| 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,... |