Where does “skilnaðr” come from?

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

skilnaðr (Old Norse): separation, parting, divorce

Definitions

  1. separation, parting, divorce

Ancestry of “skilnaðr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskiljanąto cut; to split, divide; to separate,...
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 “skilnaðr”

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