Where does “schollentektoniek” come from?
schollentektoniek (Dutch) comes from Dutch schol, from Middle Low German schale, from Old Saxon *skala, from Proto-West Germanic *skalu, from Proto-Germanic skalō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
schollentektoniek (Dutch): plate tectonics
Definitions
- plate tectonics
Ancestry of “schollentektoniek”, step by step
schollentektoniek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch schol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | schol | floating plate; sod, clod, turf; European plaice,... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | schale | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | *skala | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *skalu | shell, husk |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skalō | shell; lump, ball |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |