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Where does “skilgijaną” come from?

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

skilgijaną (Proto-Germanic): to squint

Definitions

  1. to squint

Ancestry of “skilgijaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskelhazsquint-eyed, sloping, awry
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “skilgijaną”

  • skelly
  • skjelga
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