Where does “ska” come from?

ska (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk skål, from Old Norse skál, from Proto-Germanic skalō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

ska (Norwegian Nynorsk): to damage, injure

Definitions

  1. to damage, injure

Ancestry of “ska”, step by step

ska traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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,...

via Old Norse skaða

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskaðato hurt
2Proto-Germanicskaþōnąto injure, harm, damage
3Proto-Germanicskaþôdamage, scathe; one who causes damage; injurer
4Proto-Indo-Europeansket-to injure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skalō →