Where does “ŝelaĵo” come from?
ŝelaĵo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ŝelo, from English Shell, from Middle English schelle, from Old English sċiell, from Proto-West Germanic skallju, from Proto-Germanic skaljō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
ŝelaĵo (Esperanto): rind
Definitions
- rind
Ancestry of “ŝelaĵo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ŝelo | skin; peel |
| 2 | English | Shell | A diminutive of the female given name Michelle or Shelly |
| 3 | Middle English | schelle | — |
| 4 | Old English | sċiell | shell |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skallju | scale; shell |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skaljō | shell; husk; rind; peel |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |