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Where does “scollop” come from?

scollop (English) comes from English scallop, from Old French escalope, from Old French escale, from Old High German skala, from Proto-Germanic skalō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

scollop (English): Alternative spelling of scallop

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of scallop

Ancestry of “scollop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscallopAny of various marine bivalve molluscs of the...
2Old Frenchescalopeshell
3Old Frenchescaleshell
4Old High Germanskala—
5Proto-Germanicskalōshell; lump, ball
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
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