Where does “skalk” come from?

skalk (Proto-West 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,...

skalk (Proto-West Germanic): servant, retainer

Definitions

  1. servant, retainer

Ancestry of “skalk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskalkazservant
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “skalk”

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