Etymology

Skuld

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Old Norse Skuld ← Proto-Indo-European *skel-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*skel-“to be obligated”
  2. Old Norse · derived fromSkuld
  3. English todaySkuld

From Old Norse Skuld, from Proto-Indo-European *skel- (“to be obligated”). See English should.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Indo-European*skel- all →

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