Where does “skalle” come from?

skalle (Danish) comes from Old Norse skalli, from Proto-Germanic skaljō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

skalle (Danish): headbutt; roach, Rutilus rutilus; to peel

Definitions

  1. headbutt; roach, Rutilus rutilus; to peel

Ancestry of “skalle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskallia bald head; bald head, skull
2Proto-Germanicskaljōshell; husk; rind; peel
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “skalle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaljō →
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