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English word sky comes from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱew-, Proto-Indo-European *(s)keu-, Proto-Indo-European *(s)k(')ew-, and later Proto-Germanic *skiwô (Cloud. Cloud cover, haze. Sky.)

*(s)ḱew- (Proto-Indo-European)

to heed, look, feel, take note of, to bend, arch, bow

*(s)keu- (Proto-Indo-European)

to cover, conceal, sky, cloud, to cover

*(s)k(')ew- (Proto-Indo-European)

sky, cloud

*skiwô (Proto-Germanic)

Cloud. Cloud cover, haze. Sky.

ský (Old Norse)

Cloud.

sky (Middle English)

sky (English)

(obsolete) A cloud.. Heaven.. The atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the ground during the day.. The part of the sky which can be seen from a specific place or at a specific time; its condition, climate etc. (colloquial) To drink something from a container without one's lips touching the container.. (colloquial, dated) To hang (a picture on exhibition) near the top of [...]

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