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Where does “skälla” come from?

skälla (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish skalda, from Old French escalder, from Latin excaldāre, from Latin calidus, from Latin caleō, from Proto-Italic kalēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

skälla (Swedish): bell; bark; to scold, to cry down, to abuse, to...

Definitions

  1. bell; bark; to scold, to cry down, to abuse, to...

Ancestry of “skälla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishskalda—
2Old Frenchescalder—
3Latinexcaldāre—
4Latincaliduswarm, hot; fiery, fierce, vehement; spirited,...
5Latincaleō—
6Proto-Italickalēō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

Words derived from “skälla”

  • käekell
  • uksekell
  • liivakell
  • seinakell
  • kell
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