Etymology

skilled

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Today it means: Having or showing skill; skillful. Full definition →

English skill ← Middle English skill ← Old Norse ski
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skilled · adjective1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kelH-
  2. Proto-Germanic*skilją
  3. Old Norseski
  4. Middle Englishskill
  5. Englishskill
  6. English todayskilled

From skill (noun) + -ed.

skilled · verb2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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