Where does “sky” come from?

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

Ancestry of “sky”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sky”

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