Where does “skelnä” come from?

skelnä (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse skilnaðr, from Proto-Germanic skiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

skelnä (Westrobothnian): difference; boundary

Definitions

  1. difference; boundary

Ancestry of “skelnä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskilnaðrseparation, parting, divorce
2Proto-Germanicskiljanąto cut; to split, divide; to separate,...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skiljaną →