Where does “schelp” come from?

schelp (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch schelpe, from Old Dutch skella, from Proto-West Germanic skallju, from Proto-Germanic skaljō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

schelp (Dutch): shell

Definitions

  1. shell

Ancestry of “schelp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchschelpeshell
2Old Dutchskella—
3Proto-West Germanicskalljuscale; shell
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 “schelp”

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