Where does “skald” come from?
skald (Swedish) comes from Old Norse skald, from Proto-Germanic skeldaną, from Proto-Indo-European skeldʰ-.
skald (Swedish): poet
Ancestry of “skald”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | skald | poet, skald |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skeldaną | to scold |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | skeldʰ- | — |