Where does “shallow” come from?
Shallow comes from Middle English schalowe, of uncertain origin and ultimate derivation.
shallow (English): Having little depth; significantly less deep than...
Definitions
- Having little depth; significantly less deep than...
Ancestry of “shallow”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | schalowe | not deep, shallow |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *skal- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelh₁- | to parch, wither |
Words derived from “shallow”