Where does “écale” come from?

écale (French) comes from Old French escale, from Old High German skala, from Proto-Germanic skalō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

écale (French): husk; pod; shell

Definitions

  1. husk; pod; shell

Ancestry of “écale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchescaleshell
2Old High Germanskala—
3Proto-Germanicskalōshell; lump, ball
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skalō →