Where does “skydekke” come from?

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

skydekke (Norwegian Nynorsk): cloud cover

Definitions

  1. cloud cover

Ancestry of “skydekke”, step by step

skydekke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk sky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskskyshy; a cloud; to avoid, shun
2Old Norseskýcloud
3Proto-Germanicskiwjącloud; sky
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via Norwegian Nynorsk dekke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskdekkecover; surface; Alternative form of dekkja
2Norwegian Nynorskdekkjato cover
3Middle Low Germandekken—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skiwją →Every word from Old Norse ský →