Where does “skvala” come from?
skvala (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic *skwel-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱel-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.
skvala (Old Norse): to cry out
Ancestry of “skvala”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *skwel- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱel- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |