Where does “skye” come from?

skye (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.

skye (Norwegian Nynorsk): definite singular of sky; plural of sky

Definitions

  1. definite singular of sky; plural of sky

Ancestry of “skye”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskskyshy; a cloud; to avoid, shun
2Old Norseskýcloud
3Proto-Germanicskiwjącloud; sky
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skiwją →Every word from Old Norse ský →