Where does “skelet” come from?

skelet (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch skelet, from German Skelett, from Ancient Greek σκελετός, from Ancient Greek σκελλώ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelh₁- — to parch, wither.

skelet (Afrikaans): skeleton

Definitions

  1. skeleton

Ancestry of “skelet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchskeletskeleton; frame, skeleton
2GermanSkelettskeleton
3Ancient Greekσκελετόςdried up, withered; dried body, mummy; skeleton
4Ancient Greekσκελλώto dry, dry up, to make dry, to parch; dry, dry...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kelh₁-to parch, wither
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek σκελλώ →Every word from Ancient Greek σκελετός →