Word Origin and History for
skoal. interj. also skol, Scandinavian
toasting word, c.1600, from Danish skaal "a
toast," literally "bowl, cup," from Old Norse skal "bowl, drinking vessel," originally a cup made from a shell, from Proto-Germanic *skelo, from PIE *(s)kel- (1) "to cut" (see shell (n.)).
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