Where does “Palestijnensjaal” come from?
Palestijnensjaal (Dutch) comes from Dutch sjaal, from English shawl, from Middle English schalen, from Middle English schale, from Old English sċealu, from Proto-West Germanic *skalu, from Proto-Germanic skalō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Palestijnensjaal (Dutch): a keffiyeh
Definitions
- a keffiyeh
Ancestry of “Palestijnensjaal”, step by step
Palestijnensjaal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch sjaal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | sjaal | scarf |
| 2 | English | shawl | A square or rectangular piece of cloth worn as a... |
| 3 | Middle English | schalen | to shell |
| 4 | Middle English | schale | shell, husk; scale |
| 5 | Old English | sċealu | shell, husk; shell, husk, pod; husk |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *skalu | shell, husk |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skalō | shell; lump, ball |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |
via Dutch Palestijn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Palestijn | a Palestinian, inhabitant of Palestine or member of its Arab diaspora |
| 2 | Latin | Palaestīna | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Παλαιστίνη | Philistia and the surrounding region |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Παλαιστῑ́νη | — |
| 5 | Hebrew | פְּלֶשֶׁת | Philistia, land of the Philistines |
| 6 | Hebrew | פ־ל־ש | migrate, invade |