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Where does “skölgäll” come from?

skölgäll (Westrobothnian) comes from Westrobothnian gäll, from Old Norse gjald, from Proto-Germanic geldą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ- — to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay.

skölgäll (Westrobothnian): feast or banquet that the master after the...

Definitions

  1. feast or banquet that the master after the...

Ancestry of “skölgäll”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Westrobothniangällfeast, banquet; debt; present singular of gääll
2Old Norsegjaldpayment, tribute
3Proto-GermanicgeldąThat which is paid out; reward, gift, money
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeldʰ-to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay
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