English

life skill

From life + skill.

A compound of life + skill

Proto-Germanic *lībą ‘life’

Proto-West Germanic *līb ‘body’

Old English līf

Middle English lyf

English life

Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- ‘to split’

Proto-Germanic *skilją ‘separation’

Old Norse skil ‘a distinction’

Middle English skill

English skill

Today it means

noun Any practical skill that is required to participate in everyday life or to function normally in a society.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / life skill