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Where does “scalp” come from?

Scalp comes from Middle English scalp, whose origin and ultimate meaning remain uncertain.

scalp (English): The top of the head; the skull; The part of the...

Definitions

  1. The top of the head; the skull; The part of the...

Ancestry of “scalp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishscalp—

Words derived from “scalp”

  • scalping
  • scalper
  • scalpless
  • scalpy
  • scalpal
  • antiscalping
  • scalpare
  • scalpo
  • scalper
  • skalpieren
  • scalp
  • scalperen
  • скалп
  • skalp
  • skalp
  • skalpok
  • skalpol
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