skilja

Swedish

/ˈɧɪlja/

verb-irr
Definitions
  • to separate; to cause to be separate
  • to separate; to divide into separate parts
  • to tell apart; to discern, to differentiate
  • to differ; to be different
  • (reflexive) to divorce; to end one's marriage

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish skilia inherited from Old Norse skilja (separate, part, divide, id) inherited from Proto-Germanic *skiljaną (limit, separate) derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (split, cut, divide, part, separate, cleave, sunder, chop).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)kelH-

Gloss

split, cut, divide, part, separate, cleave, sunder, chop

Concept
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Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

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