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Where does “skallijaną” come from?

skallijaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic skellaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

skallijaną (Proto-Germanic): to make a sound; cause to sound; ring

Definitions

  1. to make a sound; cause to sound; ring

Ancestry of “skallijaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskellanąto sound, clatter, ring
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
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