Where does “skjalg” come from?

skjalg (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse skjalgr, from Proto-Germanic skelhaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

skjalg (Westrobothnian): oblique, crooked; pea pod; legume

Definitions

  1. oblique, crooked; pea pod; legume

Ancestry of “skjalg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskjalgraskew, wry, oblique, squinting
2Proto-Germanicskelhazsquint-eyed, sloping, awry
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skelhaz →Every word from Old Norse skjalgr →