Where does “knäskål” come from?
knäskål (Swedish) comes from Swedish skål, from Old Swedish skal, from Old Norse skel, from Proto-Germanic skaljō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
knäskål (Swedish): kneecap, patella (small, flat, triangular bone in front of the knee protecting the knee joint)
Definitions
- kneecap, patella (small, flat, triangular bone in front of the knee protecting the knee joint)
Ancestry of “knäskål”, step by step
knäskål traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish skål
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | skål | cheers; a bowl; a container; a toast; a raising... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | skal | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | skel | shell |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skaljō | shell; husk; rind; peel |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |