Where does “skjalla” come from?

skjalla (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic skellaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

skjalla (Old Norse): to clash, clatter

Definitions

  1. to clash, clatter

Ancestry of “skjalla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskellanąto sound, clatter, ring
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

Words derived from “skjalla

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁-Every word from Proto-Germanic skellaną
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