Where does “sjaal” come from?
sjaal (Dutch) comes from English shawl, from Middle English schalen, from Middle English schale, from Old English sċealu, 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,...
sjaal (Dutch): scarf
Ancestry of “sjaal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | shawl | A square or rectangular piece of cloth worn as a... |
| 2 | Middle English | schalen | — |
| 3 | Middle English | schale | shell, husk; scale |
| 4 | Old English | sċealu | shell, husk; shell, husk, pod; husk |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *skalu | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skalō | shell; lump, ball |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |