Where does “*skalk” come from?
*skalk (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic skalkaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Ancestry of “*skalk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | skalkaz | servant |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |