Dan & Norw skaal, a cup < ON skāl, bowl: for base see scale3
skoal in American English
(skoul)
interjection
1.
(used as a toast in drinking someone's health)
noun
2.
a toast
intransitive verb
3.
to drink a toast
Word origin
[1590–1600; ‹ Dan skaal, Norw, Sw skål; cf. ON skāl bowl]This word is first recorded in the period 1590–1600. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: dummy, fixture, jolt, radius, volunteer