The story
- Old Norse · derived fromskjár“a window-pane or opening”
- Norwegian · derived fromskjå“a drying-house, shed”
- Scots · borrowed fromskeo
- English todayskeo
From Scots skeo, from Norwegian skjå (“a drying-house, shed”), related to Icelandic skjá (“a shelter”), probably from or related to Old Norse skjár (“a window-pane or opening”). Compare also Norwegian skur.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.