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Where does “skilhijaną” come from?

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

skilhijaną (Proto-Germanic): to squint

Definitions

  1. to squint

Ancestry of “skilhijaną”, step by step

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

Words derived from “skilhijaną”

  • schiller
  • schillerization
  • Schiller
  • schielen
  • škiljiti
  • шкиљити
  • scilihen
  • schilher
  • schilhen
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