Where does “arboŝelo” come from?
arboŝelo (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,...
arboŝelo (Esperanto): bark
Ancestry of “arboŝelo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | ŝelo | skin; peel |
| 2 | English | Shell | — |
| 3 | Middle English | schelle | — |
| 4 | Old English | sċiell | — |
| 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,... |