Where does “skelm” come from?

skelm (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch schelm, from German schelm — imp, rogue; prankster, rascal.

skelm (Afrikaans): scoundrel, rogue

Definitions

  1. scoundrel, rogue

Ancestry of “skelm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschelmrogue, scoundrel, fiend; imp, prankster, rascal
2Germanschelmimp, rogue; prankster, rascal

Words derived from “skelm”

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