English
askile
Askile comes from Old Norse skjalgr ‘askew, wry, oblique, squinting’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *(s)kel- ‘to lean, bend’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)kel-‘to lean, bend’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*skelhaz‘squint-eyed, sloping’reconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350skjalgr‘askew, wry, oblique, squinting’
- Englishtodayaskile
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)kel-‘to lean, bend’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*skelhaz‘squint-eyed, sloping’reconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350skjalgr‘askew, wry, oblique, squinting’
- Englishtodayaskile
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)kel- ‘to lean, bend’
cylinder, colon, chalice, scoliosis, colic, calender, 16 more
through Proto-Germanic *skelhaz ‘squint-eyed, sloping’
Today it means
adv Askant.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)kel- / askile