Where does “scathold” come from?

scathold (English) comes from English hold, from English hole, from Middle English hole, from Old English hol, from Proto-West Germanic hol, from Proto-Germanic hulą, from Proto-Germanic hulaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

scathold (English): An area of open ground for pasture or for furnishing fuel; a scatland

Definitions

  1. An area of open ground for pasture or for furnishing fuel; a scatland

Ancestry of “scathold”, step by step

scathold traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hold

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishholdTo grasp or grip; To contain or store; "To...
2EnglishholeA hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit;...
3Middle Englishholehealthy; safe; whole, complete, full
4Old Englishhola hole, a hollow; calumny; slander
5Proto-West Germanicholhollow; hole
6Proto-Germanichuląa hollow; depression; hole
7Proto-Germanichulazhollow
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via English scat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscatA tax; tribute; A land-tax paid in the Shetland...
2Ancient Greekσκῶρdung, excrement, feces
3Proto-Hellenicskṓr
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱṓr
5Proto-Indo-Europeansóḱr̥dung, excrement
6Proto-Indo-European-r̥Derives nouns from roots, frequently mass nouns
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-Every word from Proto-Germanic hulazEvery word from Proto-Germanic hulą
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