Where does “skall” come from?
skall (Swedish) comes 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,...
skall (Swedish): bark; sound made by a dog or a wolf
Definitions
- bark; sound made by a dog or a wolf
Ancestry of “skall”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | skal | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | skel | shell |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skaljō | shell; husk; rind; peel |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |