Where does “göra skäl för” come from?

göra skäl för (Swedish) comes from Swedish göra, from Old Swedish gøra, from Old Norse gera, from Proto-Germanic garwijaną, from Proto-Germanic garwaz, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

göra skäl för (Swedish): to live up to

Definitions

  1. to live up to

Ancestry of “göra skäl för”, step by step

göra skäl för traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish göra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgörawork, task; to do; to make, to produce, to create
2Old Swedishgørato do, make
3Old Norsegerato do, make
4Proto-Germanicgarwijanąto prepare
5Proto-Germanicgarwazready, prepared
6Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt
10Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
11Old High Germankuti
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via Swedish för

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishförtoo; To an excessive degree; because; bow; the...
2Swedishbuda message (also budskap)
3Swedishgivarea giver; a giver, a donor; a sensor
4Swedishgivaa portion of fodder; the amount of fodder given...
5Old Swedishgivato give
6Old Norsegefato give something; to give someone something
7Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give

via Swedish skål

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskålcheers; a bowl; a container; a toast; a raising...
2Old Swedishskal
3Old Norseskelshell
4Proto-Germanicskaljōshell; husk; rind; peel
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz