Where does “skalda” come from?
skalda (Old Swedish) comes from Old French escalder, from Latin excaldāre, from Latin calidus, from Latin caleō, from Proto-Italic kalēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.
Ancestry of “skalda”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | escalder | — |
| 2 | Latin | excaldāre | — |
| 3 | Latin | calidus | warm, hot; fiery, fierce, vehement; spirited,... |
| 4 | Latin | caleō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kalēō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |