Where does “shoalweed” come from?
shoalweed (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.
Ancestry of “shoalweed”, step by step
shoalweed 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 |