Where does “skriill” come from?

skriill (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse skriðla, from Old Norse skríða, from Proto-Germanic skrīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreyt-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

skriill (Westrobothnian): to ice-skate

Definitions

  1. to ice-skate

Ancestry of “skriill”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskriðla—
2Old Norseskríðato glide
3Proto-Germanicskrīþanąto walk, glide, crawl
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kreyt-to wind; twist; bend
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “skriill”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skrīþaną →