Where does “skjul” come from?

skjul (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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,...

skjul (Norwegian Nynorsk): a shed, shelter

Definitions

  1. a shed, shelter

Ancestry of “skjul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskjúl—
2Proto-Germanicskeuląshelter, hiding place
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “skjul”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeulą →