Where does “shoalness” come from?
shoalness (English) comes from English shoal, from Middle English schold, from Old English sċeald, from Proto-Germanic skalidaz, from Proto-Germanic skaljaną, from Proto-Germanic skalaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelh₁- — to parch, wither.
shoalness (English): shallowness
Definitions
- shallowness
Ancestry of “shoalness”, step by step
shoalness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English shoal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shoal | Shallow; A sandbank or sandbar creating a... |
| 2 | Middle English | schold | Alternative form of scholde |
| 3 | Old English | sċeald | shallow |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skalidaz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skaljaną | to peel, to shell |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skalaz | parched, shallow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelh₁- | to parch, wither |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |