Where does “vedskjul” come from?

vedskjul (Swedish) comes from Swedish skjul, from Old Swedish skiul, from Old Norse skjúl, from Proto-Germanic skeulą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

vedskjul (Swedish): woodshed

Definitions

  1. woodshed

Ancestry of “vedskjul”, step by step

vedskjul traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish skjul

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskjula shed
2Old Swedishskiul—
3Old Norseskjúl—
4Proto-Germanicskeuląshelter, hiding place
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

via Swedish ved

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvedfirewood; wood
2Old Norseviðrwood; Alternative form of við
3Proto-Germanicwiduzwood
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwidʰu-forest, wood; tree, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeulą →