Where does “skalkaz” come from?

skalkaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

skalkaz (Proto-Germanic): servant

Definitions

  1. servant

Ancestry of “skalkaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “skalkaz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →
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