Where does “скальд” come from?

скальд (Russian) comes from Old Norse skald, from Proto-Germanic skeldaną, from Proto-Indo-European skeldʰ-.

скальд (Russian): skald

Definitions

  1. skald

Ancestry of “скальд”, step by step

скальд traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse skald

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskaldpoet, skald
2Proto-Germanicskeldanąto scold
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskeldʰ-—

via German Skalde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSkalde—

Words derived from “скальд”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeldaną →Every word from Old Norse skald →