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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 [...]