Where does “sky” come from?

sky (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse ský, from Proto-Germanic skiwją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

sky (Norwegian Nynorsk): shy; a cloud; to avoid, shun

Definitions

  1. shy; a cloud; to avoid, shun

Ancestry of “sky”, step by step

sky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse ský

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskýcloud
2Proto-Germanicskiwjącloud; sky
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via Middle Low German schūwe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanschūwe—
2Proto-Germanicskeuhazfrightened; shy; timid; bashful; coy; reserved;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskewkós—

Words derived from “sky”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skiwją →Every word from Old Norse ský →
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