Where does “skela” come from?

skela (Swedish) comes from Low German schelen, from Middle Low German schēle, from Old Saxon *skelh, from Proto-West Germanic *skelh, from Proto-Germanic skelhaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

skela (Swedish): to have the eyes turned in different directions, either deliberately (and temporarily) or due to strabismus

Definitions

  1. to have the eyes turned in different directions, either deliberately (and temporarily) or due to strabismus

Ancestry of “skela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanschelen—
2Middle Low Germanschēle—
3Old Saxon*skelh—
4Proto-West Germanic*skelhslanted, crooked
5Proto-Germanicskelhazsquint-eyed, sloping, awry
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “skela”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skelhaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *skelh →