Where does “hundeskål” come from?

hundeskål (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk hund, from Old Norse hundr, from Proto-Germanic hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.

hundeskål (Norwegian Nynorsk): a dog bowl

Definitions

  1. a dog bowl

Ancestry of “hundeskål”, step by step

hundeskål traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk hund

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskhunda dog
2Old Norsehundra dog
3Proto-Germanichundazdog
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwn̥tós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog

via Norwegian Nynorsk skål

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskskålcheers!; a bowl; a dish
2Old Norseskálbowl; scale
3Proto-Germanicskalōshell; lump, ball
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós →Every word from Proto-Germanic hundaz →