Where does “shallows” come from?

Shallows comes from Middle English schalowe, a word of uncertain origin and meaning.

shallows (English): plural of shallow; API pl; An area in a large...

Definitions

  1. plural of shallow; API pl; An area in a large...

Ancestry of “shallows”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshallowHaving little depth; significantly less deep than...
2Middle Englishschalowenot deep, shallow
3Proto-Germanic*skal-testicle
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kelh₁-to parch, wither
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelh₁- →