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

  1. bark; sound made by a dog or a wolf

Ancestry of “skall”, step by step

skall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Swedish skal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishskal—
2Old Norseskelshell
3Proto-Germanicskaljōshell; husk; rind; peel
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

via Old Norse skulu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskulushall, must
2Proto-Germanicskulanąto owe; to be obliged to, have to; shall, will,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḱel-to be obligated, owe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

Words derived from “skall”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaljō →