Where does “peilschaal” come from?
peilschaal (Dutch) comes from Dutch schaal, from German skala, from Italian scala, from Byzantine Greek σκάλα, from Latin scāla, from Latin scandere, from Latin scandō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- — to jump up, ascend.
peilschaal (Dutch): staff gauge used for measuring the water level or the level of another fluid
Definitions
- staff gauge used for measuring the water level or the level of another fluid
Ancestry of “peilschaal”, step by step
peilschaal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch schaal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | schaal | shell; shallow bowl; scale |
| 2 | German | skala | scale, gamut (ordered numerical sequence) |
| 3 | Italian | scala | ladder; stair; scale |
| 4 | Byzantine Greek | σκάλα | — |
| 5 | Latin | scāla | ladder |
| 6 | Latin | scandere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 7 | Latin | scandō | to climb, ascend, mount |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱend- | to jump up, ascend |