Where does “skil” come from?

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

skil (Old Norse): a distinction, discernment, knowledge

Definitions

  1. a distinction, discernment, knowledge

Ancestry of “skil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskiljąseparation, limit
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 “skil”

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