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Where does “ský” come from?

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

ský (Old Norse): cloud

Definitions

  1. cloud

Ancestry of “ský”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ský”

  • sky
  • skies
  • skyline
  • skylight
  • skyward
  • skyscraper
  • skylark
  • skied
  • skyrocket
  • skywards
  • skylarking
  • skyey
  • skydiver
  • skybox
  • skydive
  • skysail
  • skyway
  • skywriting
  • skyhook
  • skyscape
  • skylit
  • skyscraping
  • skywalk
  • skyclad
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