Where does “shaler” come from?
shaler (English) comes from English shale, 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,...
shaler (English): A producer of shale oil
Definitions
- A producer of shale oil
Ancestry of “shaler”, step by step
shaler traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English shale
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shale | A shell or husk; a cod or pod; A fine-grained... |
| 2 | Middle English | schale | shell, husk; scale |
| 3 | Old English | sċealu | shell, husk; shell, husk, pod; husk |
| 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,... |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |