Where does “skel” come from?

skel (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch schelden, from Middle Dutch schelden, from Old Dutch skeldan, from Proto-Germanic skeldaną, from Proto-Indo-European skeldʰ-.

skel (Afrikaans): to use insults, to swear, to hurl abuse

Definitions

  1. to use insults, to swear, to hurl abuse

Ancestry of “skel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchscheldento scold, to swear
2Middle Dutchscheldento call, to name; to proclaim, to declare; to...
3Old Dutchskeldanto accuse
4Proto-Germanicskeldanąto scold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskeldʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeldaną →Every word from Old Dutch skeldan →