Where does “skula” come from?

skula (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse skulu, from Proto-Germanic skulaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱel-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

skula (Old Swedish): to shall, to be obliged

Definitions

  1. to shall, to be obliged

Ancestry of “skula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskulushall, must
2Proto-Germanicskulanąto owe; to be obliged to, have to; shall, will,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḱel-to be obligated, owe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

Words derived from “skula”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skulaną →