Where does “skylæ” come from?
skylæ (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse skýla, from Proto-Germanic skiulijaną, from Proto-Germanic skeulą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Ancestry of “skylæ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | skýla | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skiulijaną | to shelter, hide |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skeulą | shelter, hiding place |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |