Where does “sky” come from?

sky (Scots) comes from Middle English sky, from Old Norse ský, from Proto-Germanic skiwją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

sky (Scots): sky; daylight; skyline, outline against the sky

Definitions

sky; daylight; skyline, outline against the sky

Ancestry of “sky”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle English	sky	The atmosphere or sky; that which lies above the...
2	Old Norse	ský	cloud
3	Proto-Germanic	skiwją	cloud; sky
4	Proto-Indo-European	(s)kewH-	to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “sky”

skybrek
skysettin

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skiwją →Every word from Old Norse ský →