Where does “Schedl” come from?

Schedl (Bavarian) comes from Middle High German schedel, from Middle Low German schedel, from Old Saxon sceithlo, from Proto-West Germanic *skaidilu — a part (in the hair).

Schedl (Bavarian): head, skull

Definitions

  1. head, skull

Ancestry of “Schedl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschedelskull
2Middle Low Germanschedeltop of the head, head, skull
3Old Saxonsceithlo—
4Proto-West Germanic*skaidilua part (in the hair)

Words derived from “Schedl”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *skaidilu →