Where does “skålies” come from?
skålies (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Danish skå, from Old Norse sjór, from Proto-Germanic saiwiz, from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European sey- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...
skålies (Norwegian Nynorsk): upwards a mountainside in a diagonally direction
Definitions
- upwards a mountainside in a diagonally direction
Ancestry of “skålies”, step by step
skålies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish skå
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | skå | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | sjór | Alternative form of sær |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | saiwiz | sea, ocean |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sīhwaną | to filter |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |
via Norwegian Nynorsk li
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | li | a sloping mountainside or hillside covered with... |
| 2 | Old Norse | hlíð | slope |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hlīdō | slope, incline |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱléyteh₂ | something leaning, sloped, inclined |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱley- | to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |