Where does “schalie” come from?

schalie (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch schalie, from Old French escaille, from Frankish skallija, from Proto-Germanic skaljō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

schalie (Dutch): shale

Definitions

  1. shale

Ancestry of “schalie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchschalie—
2Old Frenchescaillescale; ring or plate of armor
3Frankishskallija—
4Proto-Germanicskaljōshell; husk; rind; peel
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “schalie”

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