Where does “shoal” come from?
Shoal derives from Middle English schold and scholde, from Old English sculan, from Proto-Germanic skulaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel-.
shoal (English): Shallow; A sandbank or sandbar creating a...
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- Shallow; A sandbank or sandbar creating a...
Ancestry of “shoal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | schold | Alternative form of scholde |
| 2 | Old English | sċeald | shallow |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skalidaz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skaljaną | to peel, to shell |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skalaz | parched, shallow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelh₁- | to parch, wither |
Words derived from “shoal”