tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134533972010981122.post847405918398700598..comments2024-03-28T17:46:07.937+00:00Comments on The Edithorial: Wine, Norwegian Hellenists, and SongEdith Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02518971064140009711noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134533972010981122.post-88068337216007315742015-10-25T08:21:34.377+00:002015-10-25T08:21:34.377+00:00This is extraordinarily helpful and interesting, T...This is extraordinarily helpful and interesting, Thomas. Thanks so much. Saves me several days in a library! EdithEdith Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02518971064140009711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134533972010981122.post-36834737582532005742015-10-23T01:19:25.287+01:002015-10-23T01:19:25.287+01:00Norwegian 'skål' (not 'skol') is d...Norwegian 'skål' (not 'skol') is descended from Old Norse 'skál' (pronounced in Modern Icelandic something close to "scowl"), itself from Proto-Germanic *skêlô - however, this means "bowl". It appears the root means something to do with bending or curving and Falk (1909) lists Greek 'skolios' ("bent", "curved") as cognate to Germanic *skelha/skelhva (< PIE *skel- or *skwel-). 'Skolion' is derived from 'skolios'. <br /><br />So there is an etymological relation but it does not have to do directly with the toasting, rather its association with bowls or drinking horns.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00573214747452132277noreply@blogger.com