Etymology Explorer › DutchWhere does “scheel” come from? scheel (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch scelu, from Old Dutch skelo, from Proto-Germanic *skelh, from Proto-Germanic skelhaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
scheel (Dutch): cross-eyed, squinting; crooked, bent, not...
Definitions cross-eyed, squinting; crooked, bent, not... Ancestry of “scheel”, step by step scheel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Dutch scelu Step Language Word Meaning 1 Middle Dutch scelu — 2 Old Dutch skelo — 3 Proto-Germanic *skelh — 4 Proto-Germanic skelhaz squint-eyed, sloping, awry 5 Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
via Dutch schedel Step Language Word Meaning 1 Dutch schedel skull; death's-head; mound's crest or crown 2 Middle Dutch schedele — 3 Old Dutch skēthila crown, top of the head 4 Proto-West Germanic *skaidilu a part (in the hair)