Where does “shalk” come from?
shalk (English) comes from Middle English schalk, from Old English scealc, from Proto-Germanic *skalk, from Proto-Germanic skalkaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
shalk (English): A servant; A man; fellow
Ancestry of “shalk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | schalk | Alternative form of chalk; A male adult human; a... |
| 2 | Old English | scealc | servant; man, soldier, sailor |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *skalk | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skalkaz | servant |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |