Where 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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchscelu
2Old Dutchskelo
3Proto-Germanic*skelh
4Proto-Germanicskelhazsquint-eyed, sloping, awry
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

via Dutch schedel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschedelskull; death's-head; mound's crest or crown
2Middle Dutchschedele
3Old Dutchskēthilacrown, top of the head
4Proto-West Germanic*skaidilua part (in the hair)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel-Every word from Proto-Germanic skelhazEvery word from Proto-Germanic *skelh