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Where does “skella” come from?

skella (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic skeldaną, from Proto-Indo-European skeldʰ-.

skella (Old Norse): to make to slam, clash; to strike, smite; scold;...

Definitions

  1. to make to slam, clash; to strike, smite; scold;...

Ancestry of “skella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskeldanąto scold
2Proto-Indo-Europeanskeldʰ-—

Words derived from “skella”

  • skälla
  • skjellsord
  • skjelle
  • käekell
  • uksekell
  • liivakell
  • seinakell
  • kell
  • skælla
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeldʰ- →