Where does “skalli” come from?

skalli (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic skaljō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

skalli (Old Norse): a bald head; bald head, skull

Definitions

  1. a bald head; bald head, skull

Ancestry of “skalli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskaljōshell; husk; rind; peel
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “skalli”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaljō →