Where does “skjahl” come from?

skjahl (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse selr, from Proto-Germanic selhaz, from Proto-Indo-European selk- — to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw.

skjahl (Westrobothnian): seal

Definitions

  1. seal

Ancestry of “skjahl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseselrseal; second-person singular present indicative...
2Proto-Germanicselhazseal
3Proto-Indo-Europeanselk-to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw
Every word from Proto-Indo-European selk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic selhaz →Every word from Old Norse selr →